Dying to Write (2013)
“That would have to wait till lunchtime or a slot in his teaching. But I wanted to explore that other idea, the one about sleep, which was fluttering just outside the part of the brain where it ought to have been.
There was no one within earshot of the public telephone so I used that. What disconcerted me was that I had to look up Carl’s number. Two months ago, it had seemed so memorable. And come to think of it, though my heart was pounding quite hard, I couldn’t attribute this to Carl. Being w...ith Hugh, perhaps. Trying to walk quickly with bruised knees. But not the thought of Carl’s voice. And my telephone voice didn’t drop into the more tender vocal range I’d always used to him. Did I use it when I was with Hugh? No need to, of course – with Hugh I was face-to-face. The eyes and body-language would operate. But if ever I were to phone him, I was sure that, unbidden, my voice would take a Dietrich plunge.
Carl’s wife Paula answered, on the first ring. She sounded as irritated as she always does on the phone, as if she is in the middle of something urgent and valuable.MoreLess
There was no one within earshot of the public telephone so I used that. What disconcerted me was that I had to look up Carl’s number. Two months ago, it had seemed so memorable. And come to think of it, though my heart was pounding quite hard, I couldn’t attribute this to Carl. Being w...ith Hugh, perhaps. Trying to walk quickly with bruised knees. But not the thought of Carl’s voice. And my telephone voice didn’t drop into the more tender vocal range I’d always used to him. Did I use it when I was with Hugh? No need to, of course – with Hugh I was face-to-face. The eyes and body-language would operate. But if ever I were to phone him, I was sure that, unbidden, my voice would take a Dietrich plunge.
Carl’s wife Paula answered, on the first ring. She sounded as irritated as she always does on the phone, as if she is in the middle of something urgent and valuable.MoreLess
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