“Yes, I feel that about Bolt, too.”
“I’ll look after him, Eleanor. You
don’t have to worry.”
Eleanor gave him a sad smile. She
had been put into a melancholy mood by the memories which crowded into her
head.
“Well, one day you’ll go back to England,” she said.
“No. Not to live. To visit grandam and my sister. Yes.
But … no. I want to stay
here. People here … people have made me
welcome. I’ve made some true
friends. Eleanor, I feel at home
here. As if I have a new family. Who love me for what I am, or anyway, despite
what I am, without judging. You, and Key
and Lou and Esmé. Australians have been
so welcoming and kind.” He looked at his
grandmother. “You know what mum’s like,
grandam.”
“So fussed about status and who you know and who you are but in the end
what matters is who loves you and who is your friend your real friend. I loved your grandfather very much but that
was more because we were thrown together and I loved him though he could be
tiresome but the basis was always love though it helped that we were from the
same circles but with you and Brent I could see how much you loved it other and
I just wish …”
Jason couldn’t speak. He smiled at
her, his eyes wet.
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