a few months later, John invited Mary to a meal in the new house. It was a difficult evening. He had never invited anyone to their old flat, and the children's friend never came for meals. The new house was very untidy,and John was nervous about the food. He and Christine cooked a chicken because they thought it was easy. But the chicken because they thought it was easy. But the chicken was tasteless and the rice was too soft.
Mary smiled, and pretended not to notice. But the evening went badly. Christine was angry with her because she tidied up the kitchen, and Andrew was angry with her because she didn't want to watch TV. Both the children went to bed early, and thought about their mother.