The Clockwork Three (2010)
“Madame Pomeroy had kept the dress and locked away the diamonds, and the next day Hannah had put on her maid’s uniform as she always did and gone back to work. But something had changed. Something to do with Frederick. She did not know what to make of him. He was like a bird in a turtle shell, fragile and armored at the same time, and after having spent the evening with him, she found that she wanted to pry him out. Over the next few days she hoped for an opportunity to return to his shop to spe...ak with him again, but none came.
Then, on the fourth night since the opera, Madame Pomeroy kept Hannah later than usual. When she reached home and stepped through the door, she knew something was wrong.
Doctor Morse leaned over her father with one hand braced on the headboard, the other touching a stethoscope to her father’s chest. Her father’s face twisted in a grimace, eyes closed, his clothing soaked with sweat. Hannah’s mother stood nearby, plucking at her apron, eyes blank like the broken windows of an abandoned house, while her sisters cried from their bed.MoreLess
Then, on the fourth night since the opera, Madame Pomeroy kept Hannah later than usual. When she reached home and stepped through the door, she knew something was wrong.
Doctor Morse leaned over her father with one hand braced on the headboard, the other touching a stethoscope to her father’s chest. Her father’s face twisted in a grimace, eyes closed, his clothing soaked with sweat. Hannah’s mother stood nearby, plucking at her apron, eyes blank like the broken windows of an abandoned house, while her sisters cried from their bed.MoreLess
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