Hit And Run
“Its sudden violent ringing made me start convulsively.
I looked quickly across the room to where the telephone stood on the desk, then, while the bell continued to ring, I tried the handle of the door, but the door was firmly locked on the outside.
It was a solid door, I couldn't hope to batter it down without making a lot of noise, and besides, it would take some time.
I ran over to the window, pulled aside the curtain and looked down at the street, three storeys below. There was n...o way out that way.
I went into the bedroom and looked out of the bedroom window: still no way out.
I came out of the bedroom and back into the living-room. The strident sound of the telephone bell, ringing continuously, jarred on my nerves.
Across the room was another door. I opened it and glanced into a kitchen-bathroom. The window, high up, was too small for anything larger than a cat to pass through.MoreLess
I looked quickly across the room to where the telephone stood on the desk, then, while the bell continued to ring, I tried the handle of the door, but the door was firmly locked on the outside.
It was a solid door, I couldn't hope to batter it down without making a lot of noise, and besides, it would take some time.
I ran over to the window, pulled aside the curtain and looked down at the street, three storeys below. There was n...o way out that way.
I went into the bedroom and looked out of the bedroom window: still no way out.
I came out of the bedroom and back into the living-room. The strident sound of the telephone bell, ringing continuously, jarred on my nerves.
Across the room was another door. I opened it and glanced into a kitchen-bathroom. The window, high up, was too small for anything larger than a cat to pass through.MoreLess
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