The special among the commonplace
"Well," he said, "as a matter of fact I sort of need you; right now. I mean I need - what I need is some ironing. I've just got to iron something and I've already ironed everything in the house, even the dishtowels, and I sort of wondered whether maybe I could come over to your house and maybe iron some of your things."
[…] "Maybe I'd better bring some things to your house," she said.
"Actually I'd prefer that. It means I can use my own iron; I'm used to it. It makes me uncomfortable to iron with other people's irons. But please hurry, I really do need it. Desperately."
"Yes, as soon as I can after work," she said, trying both to reassure him and to sound, for the benefit of the office, as though she was making a dentist appointment.
Margaret Atwood (yes, again) – The Edible Woman.
[…] "Maybe I'd better bring some things to your house," she said.
"Actually I'd prefer that. It means I can use my own iron; I'm used to it. It makes me uncomfortable to iron with other people's irons. But please hurry, I really do need it. Desperately."
"Yes, as soon as I can after work," she said, trying both to reassure him and to sound, for the benefit of the office, as though she was making a dentist appointment.
Margaret Atwood (yes, again) – The Edible Woman.
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