Rain On the Dead
“She opened the door, checked her watch. Just before eight and quiet, as she went downstairs, her right hand sliding along the banister, leaning on the walking stick in her left.There were faint sounds of life from the kitchen area. She started toward it, then noticed the study door ajar. She peered in, but there was no one there, so she slipped in, thrilled as she had been on the first night Sara had taken her.It was just such a pleasure to be in there. The Turkish carpets, the library shelves,... the books, and the mahogany doors that rolled to each side to reveal the music room.She opened them now, and there was the Schiedmayer concert grand waiting for her in the center of the room, glass doors on the other side, the conservatory beyond, a touch of the jungle there, small palm trees, vines, exotic plants and flowers.It was so hard to take in that this was to be her home for the next four years, with the Royal College of Music only a brisk walk away across Hyde Park. For a moment, she trembled with excitement, then took a deep breath to steady herself and sat down at the piano she had left open last night.She flexed her fingers and launched into a Bach prelude, played very fast indeed, cold and precise and urgent.MoreLess
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