athenafilia:Francis Abernathy - The Secret History “What’s going on?” I heard Francis say, somewhere
athenafilia:Francis Abernathy - The Secret History “What’s going on?” I heard Francis say, somewhere very close. “Can I have a cigarette now?”Henry didn’t answer. “What are you doing here?” he said in a very annoyed tone of voice.“There’s a party today.”“What?”“A party. He’s there now.” I paused. “He’s not going to come.”“See, I told you,” said Francis, aggrieved, stepping gingerly from the bush and wiping his hands. Characteristically, he was not dressed for the occasion and had on sort of a nice suit. “Nobody listens to me. I said we should have left an hour ago.” -- source link