Switchers
“The policeman knocked on the door. Lizzie sat perfectly still and waited. Moppet offered to sit on her knee, but Lizzie shook her head and held up a hand to stop her. The policeman knocked again. Lizzie reached out and rocked the hat-stand gently, so that it made mysterious creaking and rattling sounds. Then she waited again. After a while, the policeman knocked a third time and called out: ‘Hello?’ Lizzie stood up and opened the kitchen door and closed it. Then she did it again.
‘Hello?’ calle...d the policeman. ‘Anybody home?’ Lizzie went into the kitchen and over to the window, where she made a big show of peering round the folds of the curtain. The policeman saw her, smiled, and lifted his cap.
‘Who is it?’ said Lizzie.
‘No need to be afraid,’ said the policeman. ‘I’d just like a word with you for a minute.’ ‘What about?’ ‘Can I come in? It’s awful cold out here.’ Lizzie went back out into the hallway, where she rocked the hat-stand again, tidied up a pile of newspapers and re-arranged the coats on their pegs.MoreLess
‘Hello?’ calle...d the policeman. ‘Anybody home?’ Lizzie went into the kitchen and over to the window, where she made a big show of peering round the folds of the curtain. The policeman saw her, smiled, and lifted his cap.
‘Who is it?’ said Lizzie.
‘No need to be afraid,’ said the policeman. ‘I’d just like a word with you for a minute.’ ‘What about?’ ‘Can I come in? It’s awful cold out here.’ Lizzie went back out into the hallway, where she rocked the hat-stand again, tidied up a pile of newspapers and re-arranged the coats on their pegs.MoreLess
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