“You’re on the rag? XXX Still, we needed to draw as little attention to ourselves, so, pausing only to put on our shoes and socks, we made our way along the wooded slope to a point where it ended at a low stone wall. At one point on that slope there were two huge rocks with another above, sticking partly out of the ground, the three forming a kind of tiny cave, quite weatherproof unless it was extremely windy. “I always say that it’s because they exclude anyone in a pressing hurry.”
I’m mildly ashamed to admit that I laughed. An undiscovered diamond, I think she said.”
I blushed. “You’re on the rag? Come on, let’s get to the car.”
It was the first time in years that I’d been in the country, so I paid little attention to the two sisters talking as we drove to the farm. Old Mrs ____________, the Geography teacher, cared only about finishing
