the last book I ever read (Cabbagetown by Hugh Garner, excerpt fourteen)

from Cabbagetown by Hugh Garner:

When he arrived home Ken told Mr. and Mrs. Wells that he was leaving for Spain the following afternoon.

“My goodness, Ken, I can’t believe it,” Mrs. Wells said. “If you get a chance to visit England you take it. The crocuses’ll be coming up down in Devon and Cornwall.”

“Ken’s not interested in crocuses,” Mr. Wells said.