That is an unusual name if you do not mind me saying so <\/i><\/p>\n
But a very pretty one <\/i><\/p>\n
Thank you <\/i><\/p>\n
Thurmuthis was at her most feminine as the two American tourists spoke to her<\/p>\n
I knew that she was acting as for long periods of time she was a wildcat<\/p>\n
I should know this as I am her brother Richard<\/p>\n
Do you know where your name originated from? <\/i><\/p>\n
I am not sure but I think it is Egyptian <\/i><\/p>\n
Something to with the Pharaohs I am told <\/i><\/p>\n
Are you visiting the area?<\/i><\/p>\n
Yes with my brother Ricky <\/i><\/p>\n
Thurmuthis waved in my direction and I waved back<\/p>\n
Your brother does not have an unusual name <\/i><\/p>\n
I have a cousin called Richard from Birmingham Alabama <\/i><\/p>\n
He is a preacher <\/i><\/p>\n
That\u2019s nice do you see him often <\/i><\/p>\n
No he died last year <\/i><\/p>\n
I should have said he was a preacher <\/i><\/p>\n
Hit by a truck outside of his church <\/i><\/p>\n
Killed stone cold dead <\/i><\/p>\n
Such a good man <\/i><\/p>\n
Thurmuthis and Richard were visiting St Oswald\u2019s church in Grasmere and had just visited the poets grave<\/p>\n
Do you know much about the poet?<\/i><\/p>\n
A little but Ricky is the one that you should speak to as he is an expert on all the poets <\/i><\/p>\n
They say that he lived with his sister <\/i><\/p>\n
They were very close and Dorothy continued to live with William after his marriage to Mary Hutchinson in 1802 \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Folk might talk if they did that at home <\/i><\/p>\n
It was quite common in Victorian times for in-laws to share the family home<\/i><\/p>\n
Richard and I share a house in London and we are rarely apart <\/i><\/p>\n
Although we do not fuck as much these days
\n<\/i><\/p>\n
You are not married then <\/i><\/p>\n
No <\/i><\/p>\n
I was bi-curious for a while but never married <\/i><\/p>\n
And your brother?<\/i><\/p>\n
No Ricky does not have the time to be married <\/i><\/p>\n
He has me to deal with and I am very demanding <\/i><\/p>\n
What is your profession?<\/i><\/p>\n
I am a whore <\/i><\/p>\n
A high class whore and Ricky is my pimp <\/i><\/p>\n
The American couple smiled sweetly<\/p>\n
My brother Bill had a cousin who was a street whore in Boston but no good came of it <\/i><\/p>\n
Why? <\/i><\/p>\n
She got hit by a truck outside of her whorehouse <\/i><\/p>\n
Killed stone cold dead <\/i><\/p>\n
Did not see forty poor Gayle<\/i><\/p>\n
What a lovely gal she was <\/em><\/p>\n If you do not mind me asking where did your parents find such an unusual name?<\/i><\/p>\n In a church in Wiltshire <\/i><\/p>\n How original <\/i><\/p>\n Were they visiting the church? <\/i><\/p>\n No they were married there<\/i><\/p>\n You see mummy was three months gone with me and was searching for a name <\/i><\/p>\n And she found it in a church<\/i><\/p>\n Yes and not any church <\/i><\/p>\n Have you heard of Avebury? <\/i><\/p>\n Where the stone circle is<\/i><\/p>\n Yes<\/i><\/p>\n Well Daddy was something important with the National Trust and managed to get the little church at Avebury for his marriage to mummy \u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n How romantic <\/i><\/p>\n Well he had to marry mummy as her family was causing a huge stink <\/i><\/p>\n Especially as he was engaged to Marigold at the time <\/i><\/p>\n Are they still together?<\/i><\/p>\n Very much <\/i><\/p>\n They run a flower shop in Eastbourne <\/i><\/p>\n And poor Marigold <\/i><\/p>\n She lives with them and helps to run the flower shop <\/i><\/p>\n Thurmuthis looked in my direction but I pretended to be engrossed in The Prelude<\/p>\n Fuck you Ricky <\/i><\/p>\n Tough it out Thurmuthis<\/i><\/p>\n A further question from the couple interrupted Thurmuthis\u2019s thoughts<\/p>\n So you are saying that on her wedding day in Avebury your mother found your lovely name <\/i><\/p>\n Yes on a memorial just to the right of the altar <\/i><\/p>\n It seems that my namesake was one of many sisters that pre-deceased the brother who was celebrated on the memorial <\/i><\/p>\n I think he was the son of the vicar<\/i><\/p>\n I love British history I sure do <\/i><\/p>\n Elmer and I will not take up more of your time my dear\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n It has been so lovely meeting you <\/i><\/p>\n Please remember us to your brother <\/i><\/p>\n I watched as the elderly American couple walked away and disappeared from sight<\/p>\n I thought it was a good time to join Thurmuthis who was looking sternly in my direction<\/p>\n You are a cunt Ricky you could have helped me <\/i><\/p>\n I thought you were having a good time <\/i><\/p>\n They were a nice couple <\/i><\/p>\n The man smelt of peppermints and kept looking at my breasts <\/i><\/p>\n You have nice breasts<\/em><\/p>\n Don\u2019t you dare abandon me again <\/i><\/p>\n Well then behave yourself <\/i><\/p>\n Mend your ways <\/i><\/p>\n Do not be such a wildcat <\/i><\/p>\n I am not a wildcat <\/i><\/p>\n I will be your William if you will be my Dorothy <\/i><\/p>\n Fuck you Ricky <\/i><\/p>\n I took my sister by her hand and led her towards a small caf\u00e9 that was situated not far from the church<\/p>\n Do you know something? <\/i><\/p>\n What<\/i><\/p>\n That Tennyson wrote really good poetry throughout his life whereas William\u2019s work tended to fade a bit as he grew older <\/i><\/p>\n What is that meant to mean? <\/i><\/p>\n Nothing I just thought it would be a good conversation piece should you be cornered by any more Americans <\/i><\/p>\n You are such a pompous prick Ricky <\/i><\/p>\n And you are a bitch Thurmuthis <\/i><\/p>\n But it is my call for tea so choose what you like <\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" That is an unusual name if you do not mind me saying so But a very pretty one Thank you Thurmuthis was at her most feminine as the two American tourists spoke to her I knew that she was acting as for long periods of time she was a wildcat I should know this as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3295"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3295\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartmillerosborne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}