He listened carefully. Thomas was not sure how he felt about this electricity business. He had ignored the topic the first time and hoped it would not come up again. A generator for them to use occasionally was all he had wanted. But with it came all the technology. These portable phones and all the information they displayed. He was not sure if it would do Edith and him much good. "Thank you. Give priority to the house, please," he said. "I am not sure how much use we will have for this electricity beyond the repairs."
Thomas had wanted to leave and to escape. But things were moving too quickly. He had lost too much to be able to let go. If Edith saw the world out there, all their modern thoughts and skirts and whatnot, how could she choose to stay with him? This world would leave him behind.