Bonfire Night
“I lay in the darkness, listening closely. I heard my own heartbeat, thundering in my ears from the suddenness of my waking. I could just make out Brisbane’s deep, slow breaths. It was a familiar and comforting sound, and I had just turned over to go to sleep again when I heard a noise. It was a sob—a long, mournful sob. Without hesitation I snatched up my dressing gown and flung it over my shoulders. I did not stop to trifle with slippers but went directly to the door and wrenched it open.
...There was nothing but stillness and silence in the long black corridor beyond. No candles had been left burning here, for the risk of fire was too great, and it seemed Mrs. Smith was a careful housekeeper. But I would have given half my wealth for a light just then.
I waited in the doorway, eyes and ears straining, but the sound did not come again.
Suddenly, a heavy hand landed upon my shoulder and I whirled, stifling the shriek that rose in my throat.MoreLess
...There was nothing but stillness and silence in the long black corridor beyond. No candles had been left burning here, for the risk of fire was too great, and it seemed Mrs. Smith was a careful housekeeper. But I would have given half my wealth for a light just then.
I waited in the doorway, eyes and ears straining, but the sound did not come again.
Suddenly, a heavy hand landed upon my shoulder and I whirled, stifling the shriek that rose in my throat.MoreLess
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