Gradually the birds would get louder and louder from the gardens outside, and early hints of light would appear; by six-thirty or seven the first sleepy pyjama-clad child would wander in, ready for some chatting or at least emergency supplies of fruit juice or warm chocolate. They’d lean against the wall under the biggest window, either reading their own books or drawing a little, or sometimes not doing much of anything, just happy to keep their dad company. I tried not to smile as I scribbled away, feeling their thoughts, their tenderness, enter my soul.
Feeling their contentment enter my words.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
DAVID BODANIS taught a survey of intellectual history at the University of Oxford for many years. He is the author of several books, including the bestselling E=mc2, which was translated into twenty languages, and The Secret House. A native of Chicago, he lives in London, England.
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