the wind and the rain - 20. jack

by nick nelson

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a well dressed aristocratic looking woman, and a well dressed not quite so aristocratic looking man, were sitting on a shady verandah watching an ordinary looking little boy play with a sluggish dog on a wide green lawn that sloped down to a still pond. a clear blue sky surveyed the primal scene. he looks a big sluggish, don’t you think? the man asked. the boy, or the dog? the boy, of course. we are not training the dog to grow up to rule the world. maybe we should get a new dog. or a new boy. it is a bit late for that, isn’t it? not so late as all that. we can discuss it with sir john when he comes around. i think i would rather not. forget i brought the subject up. if you wish. the woman stood up and walked up to the railing of the verandah. jack, she called. the boy looked at the dog, as if expecting it to answer. next