An Impartial Witness
“And then someone spoke just behind me, and I nearly jumped out of my skin.
It was Simon Brandon. He’d been following me at a distance.
“It’s late, Bess, and that direction isn’t wise.”
I realized that I’d left the hospital well behind me, and ahead was a short, cluttered street with rather rundown shops and a pub or two, their doors shuttered. The street itself was dark, empty, dustbins casting long shadows. At the far end, two men stood in the shelter of a doorway, the lighted tips of their ci...garettes glowing red. They seemed to be intent on their conversation—I could just hear the murmur of voices—but I turned and together Simon and I started back toward the motorcar.
“How is she?” he asked. “I saw Inspector Herbert come out again to speak to you.”
The clanging of an ambulance speeding toward the hospital drowned out my voice. After it passed, I told Simon what Helen Calder had said.
“It’s very likely she’ll never remember, Bess. And that leaves Lieutenant Hart in a limbo of sorts.MoreLess
It was Simon Brandon. He’d been following me at a distance.
“It’s late, Bess, and that direction isn’t wise.”
I realized that I’d left the hospital well behind me, and ahead was a short, cluttered street with rather rundown shops and a pub or two, their doors shuttered. The street itself was dark, empty, dustbins casting long shadows. At the far end, two men stood in the shelter of a doorway, the lighted tips of their ci...garettes glowing red. They seemed to be intent on their conversation—I could just hear the murmur of voices—but I turned and together Simon and I started back toward the motorcar.
“How is she?” he asked. “I saw Inspector Herbert come out again to speak to you.”
The clanging of an ambulance speeding toward the hospital drowned out my voice. After it passed, I told Simon what Helen Calder had said.
“It’s very likely she’ll never remember, Bess. And that leaves Lieutenant Hart in a limbo of sorts.MoreLess
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