What are you reading Geraldine <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Tragic Love <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a book about Julien and Marguerite de Ravalet <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I cannot say that I have heard of them <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not many people have <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They were an incestuous brother and sister of high birth who were executed for their crimes <\/p>\n\n\n\n
How dreadful <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Julien was twenty-one and Marguerite was seventeen at the time of their deaths <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She is said to have died of shock after witnessing her brothers execution but was decapitated nonetheless<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And we call ourselves civilised <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are no better than the savages in the jungle <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This all happened many years ago in seventeenth century France <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It would not really cause a ripple these days <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Possibly not <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I was a child there was a local farmer named Painter <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He lived with his rather large family on Woodgrange Farm which was about a mile from my house<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were all kinds of rumours about the Painter family most of which were dreamt up in the local pub <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bur rather like Julien and Marguerite there was something rather odd about the two eldest as they tended to like each others company<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Neither as they grew up appeared to have any outside relationships and their father who was a decent enough fellow wanted nothing to do with them<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then they suddenly moved to Bristol and I did not see them for over six years <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That was until one day when I bumped into them at Temple Meads <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They had remained together and were pushing a double buggy with two lovely children onboard <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Twins I was told <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anita and Alan <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was obvious to me <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But who was I to question love and I was very happy for them <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But there are some who would frown on it <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indeed <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is it illegal <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would imagine so as it is said that incest can cause deformity <\/p>\n\n\n\n
These days you would not notice as everybody seems to be quite nuts <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cynical you never change <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I know <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 73 has just turned into the station <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is that your bus<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not today as I am catching the town bus <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We live very tedious lives <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Very tedious indeed <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Will you be here tomorrow <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then we will continue our chat as I enjoy them<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps when you are finished with it you can lend me your book <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will be a pleasure Phillip<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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