Hotel at Innsmouth (12)

I’ll have to take you fishing, the man was saying. We’ve got a great boat. All the mod cons. Why, it’s even got one of those long-range radios. Pa likes to keep in touch with his buddies… Ma, she just likes to watch. -

O did not fully follow what the man was talking about, but she realised he was referring to the old couple, sitting there like two stuffed dummies.

They’re your folks?

The man leaned over, and put his hand to his mouth:

Don’t speak too loud. You might wake them up.

The man laughed, but she didn’t. Something about his behaviour was beginning to annoy her.