The Figure in the Dusk (2014)
“and sprang out of the chair, past the startled and silent men. She flung herself on her knees beside Meg, and pulled at her hands. Meg’s legs were bent under her, her head was propped against the wall; it slipped a little as Georgina pulled. Her cheeks were very pale. Her dress had been torn, and one creamy shoulder showed through. “No!” screamed Georgina. “Meg, wake up; Meg, listen to me; it’s Gina! Oh, Meg, Meg!”
A hand touched her shoulder.
“Steady,” said Peel.
He helped her up, and she didn’t resist. He supported her back to the chair, and now there was only pity, not anger, in his gaze.
“Take it easy,” he said, and turned back to Meg.
The policeman was already on one knee beside her, and the shadow of his helmet was long against the wall and over Meg’s face. Georgina wanted to close her eyes and shut the scene out, but couldn’t. She followed every movement with a fascinated attention – the constable feeling Meg’s pulse, Peel bending down and peering into Meg’s face.
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