Chapter 17 – A Visit to a London Flat

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Arturo’s flat is in the of a tall house in just south of the river . It’s now Friday and Arturo has a . He is still with .

When they left the Study Centre, they stopped at a and bought food and for the evening . Then they went to Cross Station and caught a to Greenwich.

Arturo’s kitchen is very , but there is a gas , a , a and a big enough for two people. Rosa takes the shopping out of the and puts it on the table. Then she lights the of the gas cooker.

“I hope you’re ,” she says, “because now I’m going to show you the quick way to make . Mr Frost taught me how to do it !”

Arturo is hungry, but he is not giving Rosa his full . He is reading a which he found when he arrived .

Rosa has got two pizza , four , two , 100 of ham and a small packet of cheese. First, she cuts the and meat into small pieces and puts them on the pizza bases. Next, she adds the Italian . She is going to the two pizzas in the gas oven. Suddenly, she hears .

“Who’s ?” she asks.

“Peggy !” Arturo answers. “The ’s called The Housewife’s Alphabet. The song is an A to Z of all the which housewives have to do.”

Rosa enjoys , but she is happy that she doesn’t have to look after Diana’s this weekend. The Frost family are spending the weekend with in so she will be alone in their house.

“The pizzas only need 15 in the . Can you help me the ?” she asks.

Arturo is a so this is not a difficult job for him, but his is very . Rosa sees that he is not .

“What’s the , Arturo! Are all your family O.K.?”

“Yes, but my parents have some money . My father’s lost his . I have to return to at the end of .”

Arturo is worried about his father, but he is about leaving . It is difficult for middle-aged men to find new . It is also difficult for young men to find new as beautiful as Rosa.