A Chill Rain in January (2015)
“Yes, she was certain of it, there was only one explanation for that ambulance showing up. The poor woman must have been taken ill—maybe it was appendicitis—and they’d whisked her off to the hospital.
And she lived alone, the whole town knew that. Therefore her house would be vacant.
This was so clear to Ramona that she had begun to think she actually recalled having a telephone conversation with Dr. Gillingham about it. The Strachan woman is worried about leaving her house empty, he mig...ht have said, and I’ve told her that you’re looking for a place to stay, temporarily, how would you feel about house-sitting for her?
Ramona, resting against the fir tree, imagined herself as a professional house-sitter, moving from one place to another, tending people’s homes in exchange for food and lodging.
Cautiously, she moved from the shelter of the trees onto the driveway, and headed toward the house.MoreLess
And she lived alone, the whole town knew that. Therefore her house would be vacant.
This was so clear to Ramona that she had begun to think she actually recalled having a telephone conversation with Dr. Gillingham about it. The Strachan woman is worried about leaving her house empty, he mig...ht have said, and I’ve told her that you’re looking for a place to stay, temporarily, how would you feel about house-sitting for her?
Ramona, resting against the fir tree, imagined herself as a professional house-sitter, moving from one place to another, tending people’s homes in exchange for food and lodging.
Cautiously, she moved from the shelter of the trees onto the driveway, and headed toward the house.MoreLess
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