Red Shadow (2016)
“As Cissie laughed and called out to Basil Stevens to let her go, Jim had begun a noiseless retreat. He was at the outer door when he heard the rush of feet. He had time to open and close it behind him, but no time to get away. As the switch clicked down, he fell on his hands and knees hard up against the wall and at once began to crawl towards the house.
The yellow light made the orangery look as if it was on fire. The glass shone with a hot glow. The palms and the orange trees in their green tubs looked black against it, as if they had been burned. A little of the light came through the glass and made the path look as if it were paved with gold for a yard or two; then it lost colour and was swallowed up by the dark.
Jim had got beyond its radius, when the orangery door swung open. He had risen to his feet and stood pressed against the wall of the house beyond the windows of the little salon. He saw Basil Stevens stand looking out and heard him call over his shoulder, “Another... door unlocked!”MoreLess
The yellow light made the orangery look as if it was on fire. The glass shone with a hot glow. The palms and the orange trees in their green tubs looked black against it, as if they had been burned. A little of the light came through the glass and made the path look as if it were paved with gold for a yard or two; then it lost colour and was swallowed up by the dark.
Jim had got beyond its radius, when the orangery door swung open. He had risen to his feet and stood pressed against the wall of the house beyond the windows of the little salon. He saw Basil Stevens stand looking out and heard him call over his shoulder, “Another... door unlocked!”MoreLess
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