Mulligan's Yard
“Elspeth and her husband had gone to bed, the former upset by the scene in her kitchen, the latter after wearing himself out in a fruitless search for the errant Eliza. Eliza, like her sisters, had spent her life walking in the woods, but had seldom stayed out so long in weather like this. She had seemed odder than ever, and was possibly being pursued by police or by the bereaved family of Rupert Smythe.
James Mulligan was pacing about ceaselessly, Margot wept with relief in a corner, Mona t...ried to stay awake, while Amy, reeling from several shocks, simply stared through a window at nothing in particular.
Camilla’s brother was dead; Margot had been made pregnant by the deceased, Eliza had seen him die, had possibly contributed to the event, Mrs Smythe was hovering on the brink of insanity, while Amy herself was not feeling too stable in that department. Could life become any worse than this?
The winter night was black, illuminated by a mere sliver of moon that skipped in and out of high cloud.MoreLess
James Mulligan was pacing about ceaselessly, Margot wept with relief in a corner, Mona t...ried to stay awake, while Amy, reeling from several shocks, simply stared through a window at nothing in particular.
Camilla’s brother was dead; Margot had been made pregnant by the deceased, Eliza had seen him die, had possibly contributed to the event, Mrs Smythe was hovering on the brink of insanity, while Amy herself was not feeling too stable in that department. Could life become any worse than this?
The winter night was black, illuminated by a mere sliver of moon that skipped in and out of high cloud.MoreLess
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