Mrs Midas Flashcards
1
Q
“I’d just…
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…pored a glass of wine, begun / to unwind, while the vegetables cooked.”
2
Q
“He was…
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…standing under the pear tree snapping a twig.”
3
Q
“but that twig…
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…in his hand was gold.”
4
Q
“like a…
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…lightbulb. On.”
5
Q
“Is he…
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…putting fairy lights in the tree?”
6
Q
“like a king…
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…on a burnished throne”
7
Q
“The look…
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…on his face was strange, wild, vain.”
8
Q
“He started…
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…to laugh.”
9
Q
“the teeth…
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…of the rich”
10
Q
“I served…
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…up the meal.”
11
Q
“I poured…
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…with a shaking hand”
12
Q
“It was then…
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…that I started to scream.”
13
Q
“I finished…
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…the wine / on my own”
14
Q
“on the other…
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…side of the room and keep his hands to himself.”
15
Q
“Look, we all…
A
…have wishes; granted. / But who has wishes granted?Him.”
