New Friends
NEW FRIENDS Hugh Brown was relaxing in his reclining chair with the gin and tonic by his side reading the evening paper while his wife prepared their evening meal. She didn't work, just did the housewife thing, even though she wasn't keen on it. It wasn't that Hugh didn't help Irene. He took over the cooking at weekends and wasn't averse to doing a little cleaning or laundry, it was just that she did it as her duty during the week as he was the one earning. He had suggested they...