Announcement

Announcement "State the fact," he tells the board, "announce mid- morning without warning, too late then to retaliate. Say, 'Times change, so on your way, redundancy accompanies age.'" Walks easy through his fortress-grounds of trip- alarms and snarling hounds. Youthful bride is safely sealed from vengeful pawn and bitter foe, and waits, consoled by views of vale and river's-flow, gleaned through rail and safety-gates. Mower idle on the lawn; barrow still beside a wall; jobbing-boy holds toil in scorn. ''We'll propel the youth to manhood with a jolt. He'll learn the bitter-truth of how to cope without a job or hope, collect his due, then face his fate as men must do.'' Holding high the diamond-ring, gift for the girl with everything – to rent her love and smile awhile – into the room where hi-fi croons her favourite tune then, "Christ!" Mind won't focus with the eyes; wife on table, lips apart, hair a-splay, radiant as her wedding day. Boy... a man between her thighs.