I've got a bit of sympathy with Edwin in these chapters. OK, he's not the most charming, but he probably has very little to do with teenagers, and as he would have been a teenager himself in what - the 1940s? - it's not surprising he doesn't really know how to talk to them. (I've hear myself making totally asinine remarks of the "oh, how you've grown!" variety out of desperation when confronted with unknown children.)
And, as Occasionalhope says, Peter and Nicola are pretty irresponsible. Even without knowing anything about Peter's firearms record - would you trust them with your kids? Especially after your wife has just been killed in an accident, thus making you, presumably, a bit more protective than usual?
(Mind you, he's getting a lot of free child care. He could be grateful for that.)
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Sympathy with Edwin
Date: 2014-12-05 07:27 pm (UTC)And, as Occasionalhope says, Peter and Nicola are pretty irresponsible. Even without knowing anything about Peter's firearms record - would you trust them with your kids? Especially after your wife has just been killed in an accident, thus making you, presumably, a bit more protective than usual?
(Mind you, he's getting a lot of free child care. He could be grateful for that.)