Man On a Rope
“As the seconds dragged on she felt the pressure of her first misgivings and opened the door another inch. There was still no sound but the rapid thumping of her heart, and now there came a disquieting thought: how long would she have to stay here? If nothing happened in the next few minutes, would she be able to tiptoe from the room without alerting Amanti to her presence?
Not touching the knob but pressing lightly on the panel with her fingertips, she eased the door open another inch and put h...er nose to the crack so that she would get more air. Feeling now the mounting pressure on her nerves, she tried to combat it by telling herself she had made the decision and was stuck with it, that she could outwait Amanti no matter how long it took if she put her mind to the task. She was still working on the silent fight talk when she heard Amanti speak. Coming as it did out of all that silence, the voice frightened her strangely until she realized he was talking on the telephone.
The number he gave the operator meant nothing to her, but what he said next did: “Hello—would you please see if Ian Lambert is in his room?… Yes, if you please.”MoreLess
Not touching the knob but pressing lightly on the panel with her fingertips, she eased the door open another inch and put h...er nose to the crack so that she would get more air. Feeling now the mounting pressure on her nerves, she tried to combat it by telling herself she had made the decision and was stuck with it, that she could outwait Amanti no matter how long it took if she put her mind to the task. She was still working on the silent fight talk when she heard Amanti speak. Coming as it did out of all that silence, the voice frightened her strangely until she realized he was talking on the telephone.
The number he gave the operator meant nothing to her, but what he said next did: “Hello—would you please see if Ian Lambert is in his room?… Yes, if you please.”MoreLess
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