‘Very sensible. I hope they’ve caught this one at least.’ ‘Who? The police? I didn’t notify the police.’ ‘Don’t you think you should have?’ ‘So that they can ask me what I did to provoke her? No. They’ll accuse me of propositioning or abusing her. Or they’ll warn me against going out at night on my own. Either way they’ll end up laughing. It’s thought to be amusing – a man copping a broken nose from a woman. It’s the stuff of seaside cartoons.’ ‘It’s not broken. And I’m not laughing.’ ‘You are. Inside you are.’ ‘Well, I hope you are, inside, as well. Best medicine, you know.’ And strangely,
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