John William Waterhouse The Magic Circle

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My mother needs somewhere to stay for a few days," he said. "It's too difficult to look after her at now. I don't mean she's ill. She's just kind of confused and muddled, and she gets a bit worried. She won't be hard to look after. She just needs someone to be kind to her, and I think you could do that quite easily, probably."Doesn't she need a doctor?"
"No! She's not ill."
"But there must be someone who can… I mean, isn't there a neighbor or someone in the family—"
"We haven't got any family. Only us. And the neighbors are too busy."
"What about the social services? I don't mean to put you offThe woman was looking at her son without seeming to understand, and Mrs. Cooper saw a bruise on her cheek. Will hadn't taken his eyes off Mrs. Cooper, and his expression was desperate."She won't be expensive," he went on. "I've brought some packets of food, enough to last, I should think. You could have some of it too. She won't mind sharing.""But… I don't know if I should…