The Fallen Curtain (1976)
The Fallen Curtain
“One of them, a notable medium, seemed to be making some sort of divination with a pack of Tarot cards. Later on, when it got dark, they would go on to table-turning. The aim was to raise up the spirit of Mr Cleasant, one year dead, and also perhaps, Peter thought with anger and disgust, to frighten Lisa out of her wits.
“Where are you going?” said Mrs Cleasant when Lisa came back with her coat on.
Peter answered for her. “I’m taking her for a walk in Holland Park, and then we’ll have a meal som...ewhere.”
“Holland Park?” said the medium. If a corpse could have spoken it would have had a voice like hers. “Take care, be watchful. That place has a reputation.”
The witch women looked at her expectantly, but the medium had returned to her Tarot and was eyeing the Empress, which she had brought within an inch or two of her long nose. Peter was sickened by the lot of them. Six months to go, he thought, and he’d take her out of this—this coven.
It was a Sunday afternoon in spring, and the air in the park was fresh and clean, almost like country air.MoreLess
“Where are you going?” said Mrs Cleasant when Lisa came back with her coat on.
Peter answered for her. “I’m taking her for a walk in Holland Park, and then we’ll have a meal som...ewhere.”
“Holland Park?” said the medium. If a corpse could have spoken it would have had a voice like hers. “Take care, be watchful. That place has a reputation.”
The witch women looked at her expectantly, but the medium had returned to her Tarot and was eyeing the Empress, which she had brought within an inch or two of her long nose. Peter was sickened by the lot of them. Six months to go, he thought, and he’d take her out of this—this coven.
It was a Sunday afternoon in spring, and the air in the park was fresh and clean, almost like country air.MoreLess
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