Assignment - Lowlands
“The telephone rang persistently through the rose-brick Colonial house Deirdre owned in Prince John, on the shores of the Chesapeake. It was Saturday evening, and the week end was hot and sultry. He had been glad to get out of Washington. Thunder rumbled in the west, and a mist drifted over the shining reaches of the bay. They were finished with dinner and sat on the brick terrace overlooking the water; the hot summer day promised to end peacefully. Until the telephone rang.
Durell stood up ...at once, a little too quickly. She knew he had been waiting for the sound of it. She had been watching a hummingbird in the delphinium, and Durell had been enjoying the slim line of Deirdre’s throat, the raven black of her hair, the quiet poise and grace of her being.
He looked at the inquiry in her eyes and nodded.
“Yes, it’s for me.”
“I suppose it must be, Sam. You’ve been listening for it since last night.”MoreLess
Durell stood up ...at once, a little too quickly. She knew he had been waiting for the sound of it. She had been watching a hummingbird in the delphinium, and Durell had been enjoying the slim line of Deirdre’s throat, the raven black of her hair, the quiet poise and grace of her being.
He looked at the inquiry in her eyes and nodded.
“Yes, it’s for me.”
“I suppose it must be, Sam. You’ve been listening for it since last night.”MoreLess
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