|
It would have been a simple method ofkilling them both. Eyeing him suspiciously
I sat down to the table, which was laid out asthough for human beings. I shut
the doorquietly and went into my bedroom and lay down. I crept out of the
kitchen and up the hallway.
Hes her brother, I murmured in a voice full of
sympathy.
Dont you understand that they will be watching for you? In its depth
rested the remains of thehousehold crockery.
I was holding the otheragainst the
floor. If I had to choose between my family and my pipe, Id keep mypipe.
I was
prettymessy when Id finished, but I wiped my hands on the mat and lit my
oldpipe.
Perhaps she did and perhaps she didnt, I replied smiling.
Perhaps she
did and perhaps she didnt, I replied smiling. Stanleys injuries were slight but
well distributed.
The blood of the Gudgeons surged within me.
I trudged up
thestairs once more and entered Stanleys room. Neither am I, he replied, and
bounded softly into the darkness of thelaundry.
Neither am I, he replied, and
bounded softly into the darkness of thelaundry. I spread myself out on the
floor, refilled my pipe, and prepared forthe worst.
Possibly he had pitched his
tent on another part of thedesert and did not intend to return.
He dropped his
voice to a harsh whisper and leaned across the table.
Seven pounds, fifteen
shillings, Mr Gudgeon. There might be a surprise for you in the bath-room, but
I dont thinkyou should go up there, my boy. You remember when I left here this
afternoon to get something to eat?
|
