Dulcie and MannieChapter 4
"I asked her to marry me," Mannie said, sitting in Peter's office after supper, "she ... got me to admit how I felt for her." "And?" "And she said, 'of course'. Then she added, 'when I'm eighteen'." "Sensible. She'd not get parental permission, and we can't give it. Has she spoken about her family?" "Only that they didn't want her and that's why she's living with you." "Well, it's for her to tell you about them, not that I know very much anyway. Mannie, it's...