The Beast of Blackslope (2011)
“Holmes caught Mrs. Roberts. “Are you okay?” she asked.
“Lina!” A thin man with white hair hurried in. “My dear! What happened?”
Mrs. Roberts passed the back of her hand shakily across her forehead. “I—I don’t know, Nigel. I suddenly felt giddy.”
“Here, let me take you up to bed.” The man half turned to the Holmes family and said, “Shan’t be a minute.” As he and Mrs. Roberts left the room he said, “Now, dear, you’re not worried about that again, are you?”
Xena and Xander looked at each other. Wo...rried about what again? They knelt down next to the mess, carefully picking up broken dishes and dabbing at the drops of coffee and smears of jam with a paper napkin.
When the man returned, Mrs. Holmes asked, “How’s Mrs. Roberts?”
“Oh, fine, fine,” he said hurriedly. “No need to worry. She hasn’t been sleeping well lately. A nap will fix her right up.”
His words sound more cheerful than his voice, Xena thought.
Mr. Holmes stood. “Well, we’ll be getting out from underfoot soon.MoreLess
“Lina!” A thin man with white hair hurried in. “My dear! What happened?”
Mrs. Roberts passed the back of her hand shakily across her forehead. “I—I don’t know, Nigel. I suddenly felt giddy.”
“Here, let me take you up to bed.” The man half turned to the Holmes family and said, “Shan’t be a minute.” As he and Mrs. Roberts left the room he said, “Now, dear, you’re not worried about that again, are you?”
Xena and Xander looked at each other. Wo...rried about what again? They knelt down next to the mess, carefully picking up broken dishes and dabbing at the drops of coffee and smears of jam with a paper napkin.
When the man returned, Mrs. Holmes asked, “How’s Mrs. Roberts?”
“Oh, fine, fine,” he said hurriedly. “No need to worry. She hasn’t been sleeping well lately. A nap will fix her right up.”
His words sound more cheerful than his voice, Xena thought.
Mr. Holmes stood. “Well, we’ll be getting out from underfoot soon.MoreLess
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