The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl, volume 2 (2014)
“But I needn’t have bothered. Coming up the drive I noticed his light was still on, so he was awake anyway unless perhaps he’d dropped off while reading.
I parked the car and went up the five steps to the balcony, counting each step carefully in the dark so I wouldn’t take an extra one which wasn’t there when I got to the top. I crossed the balcony, pushed through the screen doors into the house itself and switched on the light in the hall. I went across to the door of Harry’s room, opened i...t quietly, and looked in.
He was lying on the bed and I could see he was awake. But he didn’t move. He didn’t even turn his head towards me, but I heard him say, “Timber, Timber, come here.”
He spoke slowly, whispering each word carefully, separately, and I pushed the door right open and started to go quickly across the room.
“Stop, wait a moment, Timber.” I could hardly hear what he was saying.MoreLess
I parked the car and went up the five steps to the balcony, counting each step carefully in the dark so I wouldn’t take an extra one which wasn’t there when I got to the top. I crossed the balcony, pushed through the screen doors into the house itself and switched on the light in the hall. I went across to the door of Harry’s room, opened i...t quietly, and looked in.
He was lying on the bed and I could see he was awake. But he didn’t move. He didn’t even turn his head towards me, but I heard him say, “Timber, Timber, come here.”
He spoke slowly, whispering each word carefully, separately, and I pushed the door right open and started to go quickly across the room.
“Stop, wait a moment, Timber.” I could hardly hear what he was saying.MoreLess
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