CharmSnake
Super-Earth
- Joined
- Nov 8, 2013
- Location
- In the Grass
Jacquelyn went about her business, cleaning up the dishes as the men talked.
"Can we talk?" asked Tremblay.
"About what?"
"About business."
"My wife is not business."
"André, you have known me a long time," pleaded Tremblay. "Perhaps come outside and we can talk."
Brunet sighed, opened the door wider so that he could step out into the wet grass in his bare feet and close it behind him.
The two voices muttered outside. The majority of the conversation was inaudible but certain lines were clear enough.
"You have not consummated? It is not too late."
"This is not your business," Brunet raised his voice. It was a warning shot.
There was more muttering. Tremblay's lines were longer. Brunet generally repeated the word no.
"Be sensible André," Tremblay grew exasperated. "This is a good offer. You will make profit!"
Brunet spoke one more time, an inaudible statement that ended with three prominent words, "not for sale."
The door opened and Brunet entered his home with a scowl fixed to his jaw.
"André!"
"Au revoir, Augustin," he bid him. "Go home and brush your tooth." Then he shut the door firmly, latching it with disgust.
"Andre, do you need water to bathe in before I slip into bed?"
He shook his head and sat. Tremblay had put him in a bad mood. He took a long swig from his cup. He was getting drunk. That Tremblay had some nerve. Outside was silence. If the conversation would have gone much longer he would have had to beat him. If he was still hanging around outside in a few minutes he may still might have to. The whiskey was strong. He poured his fourth cup and drank some more. After a few minutes he rose to look out the foggy window. Satisfied that the unwanted toothless man was out of sight, he picked up his socks and dropped them into the laundry basket, then grabbed a large dish rag and draped it over the wire above the window frame.
"Can we talk?" asked Tremblay.
"About what?"
"About business."
"My wife is not business."
"André, you have known me a long time," pleaded Tremblay. "Perhaps come outside and we can talk."
Brunet sighed, opened the door wider so that he could step out into the wet grass in his bare feet and close it behind him.
The two voices muttered outside. The majority of the conversation was inaudible but certain lines were clear enough.
"You have not consummated? It is not too late."
"This is not your business," Brunet raised his voice. It was a warning shot.
There was more muttering. Tremblay's lines were longer. Brunet generally repeated the word no.
"Be sensible André," Tremblay grew exasperated. "This is a good offer. You will make profit!"
Brunet spoke one more time, an inaudible statement that ended with three prominent words, "not for sale."
The door opened and Brunet entered his home with a scowl fixed to his jaw.
"André!"
"Au revoir, Augustin," he bid him. "Go home and brush your tooth." Then he shut the door firmly, latching it with disgust.
"Andre, do you need water to bathe in before I slip into bed?"
He shook his head and sat. Tremblay had put him in a bad mood. He took a long swig from his cup. He was getting drunk. That Tremblay had some nerve. Outside was silence. If the conversation would have gone much longer he would have had to beat him. If he was still hanging around outside in a few minutes he may still might have to. The whiskey was strong. He poured his fourth cup and drank some more. After a few minutes he rose to look out the foggy window. Satisfied that the unwanted toothless man was out of sight, he picked up his socks and dropped them into the laundry basket, then grabbed a large dish rag and draped it over the wire above the window frame.