Joe, a canny Yorkshireman who'd always watched the pennies, was about to breathe his last.
"Is that you, Ada?" he whispered, squeezing his wife's hand with the last of his strength.
""Yes, it's me," said the wife.
"Are the children here?" asked Joe.
"Yes they are," she said. "All the relations are here too, Joe, we're all in here with you." Joe was silent for a moment, then he spoke again.
"Well why's t'bloody bathroom light on?"
"Is that you, Ada?" he whispered, squeezing his wife's hand with the last of his strength.
""Yes, it's me," said the wife.
"Are the children here?" asked Joe.
"Yes they are," she said. "All the relations are here too, Joe, we're all in here with you." Joe was silent for a moment, then he spoke again.
"Well why's t'bloody bathroom light on?"
