"Oh ho ho," Martha mock-chuckled in response to the comment about Saint Martha. "Look who thinks he's being rather clever." She was teasing him back, especially in response to that smirk. Knowing when she was almost forgiven, Martha decided to tease him back, not noticing the angel who was on the field of vision.
"You know, husband of mine," she said when he looked around. "You're quite lucky that I love you. If I didn't--" But what she might have done if she didn't love him was lost, as one of her breaths was taken here and now, and the next was taken back on the Barge.
The only sound was her bag hitting the ground in front of an angel.
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"You know, husband of mine," she said when he looked around. "You're quite lucky that I love you. If I didn't--" But what she might have done if she didn't love him was lost, as one of her breaths was taken here and now, and the next was taken back on the Barge.
The only sound was her bag hitting the ground in front of an angel.