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“There’s no need to look so glum,’ my mother says. ‘Cheer up a little, won’t you?’ When my mother gives an order, it’s best to follow without question. Lorraine Halliday is a woman the winds and tides obey. ‘I’m sorry,’ I say, swallowing down my emotion. ‘I’ll be stronger.’ ‘I should think so. These things happen when you get old, Tom. I’m no spring chicken, you know.’ ‘You’re sixty-four,’ I say. My mother considers this for a moment. ‘Well, I feel old.” — Andy Marr
There’s no need to look so glum,’ my mother says. ‘Cheer up a little, won’t you?’
When my mother gives an order, it’s best to follow without question. Lorraine Halliday is a woman the winds and tides obey.
‘I’m sorry,’ I say, swallowing down my emotion. ‘I’ll be stronger.’
‘I should think so. These things happen when you get old, Tom. I’m no spring chicken, you know.’
‘You’re sixty-four,’ I say.
My mother considers this for a moment. ‘Well, I feel old.