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Whit dae ye want? Mrs Scot said as she opened the door of her ground floor flat across the Square is Hannah in please? I said diz she ken ye ur comin? she said I looked at her nonplussed hoping Hannah would come and rescue me from her Scottish mother I said I'd meet her here I said did ye noo? she said she looked behind her and bellowed HANNAH   th' loon is haur I looked behind me into the Square then back at Hannah's mother standing gazing at me with her dark eyes Hannah came along the passage to the front door o Benny she said I was in the bog but I am ready now ready fur wit? her mother said I'm going out with Benny she said whaur ur ye gonnae? her mother said see the tennis on the South Bank and have a tea or lemonade Hannah said wi' whose bunsens? her mother said staring at me like a hawk bunsens? I said money Hannah said softly I have money I said rattling the pocket of my blue jeans dornt be late her mother said I'll hae tatties an' neebs at 5pm we won't be late Hannah said I nodded an affirmation better nae ur I'll tan yer backside her mother said grimly Hannah nodded and we left and into the Square and we knew her mother was watching us darkly there.
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Jul 29, 2016
Jul 29, 2016 at 3:03 AM UTC
DARKLY WATCHED 1960
Whit dae ye want? Mrs Scot said as she opened the door of her ground floor flat across the Square is Hannah in please? I said diz she ken ye ur comin? she said I looked at her nonplussed hoping Hannah would come and rescue me from her Scottish mother I said I'd meet her here I said did ye noo? she said she looked behind her and bellowed HANNAH   th' loon is haur I looked behind me into the Square then back at Hannah's mother standing gazing at me with her dark eyes Hannah came along the passage to the front door o Benny she said I was in the bog but I am ready now ready fur wit? her mother said I'm going out with Benny she said whaur ur ye gonnae? her mother said see the tennis on the South Bank and have a tea or lemonade Hannah said wi' whose bunsens? her mother said staring at me like a hawk bunsens? I said money Hannah said softly I have money I said rattling the pocket of my blue jeans dornt be late her mother said I'll hae tatties an' neebs at 5pm we won't be late Hannah said I nodded an affirmation better nae ur I'll tan yer backside her mother said grimly Hannah nodded and we left and into the Square and we knew her mother was watching us darkly there.
A BOY AND GIRL AND HER MOTHER IN 1960 LONDON.
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Jul 29, 2016
Jul 29, 2016 at 3:03 AM UTC
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