“I’m off. I’ve left the dehumidifer running in the bathroom.”<\/p>\n
[Exasperated teenage sigh.] “You know, it’s never going to dry out the bathroom completely because the toilet’s full of water.”<\/p>\n
“No, but it will help the air dry and that will help the paint dry.”<\/p>\n
“What paint?”<\/p>\n
“Didn’t you notice that mum had repainted the wall?”<\/p>\n
“No.” [Pause.] “I did notice the bare patch had gone.”<\/p>\n
“Did you think it had just healed?”<\/p>\n
“By the grace of God, strange things can happen even to walls …”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“I’m off. I’ve left the dehumidifer running in the bathroom.” [Exasperated teenage sigh.] “You know, it’s never going to dry out the bathroom completely because the toilet’s full of water.” “No, but it will help the air dry and that … Continue reading