The Guardians
“THE telephone exchange was not operating and they had no clear idea what was happening. A peddler with his packhorse came by and filled the heads of the maids with rumors and alarms. There had been massacres. At Oxford the Cherwell had run red with blood. Hordes of Conurbans had smashed a way through the Barrier and were killing and destroying and burning everything in their path. All lies, probably—peddlers’ stories were notorious—but one could not be certain. Before going to bed Rob checked t...hat all the doors were locked and bolted. A murderous mob would presumably break in through the windows, anyway, but it was something to do.
He went past Cecily’s bedroom to reach his own. She called him in.
“Are you all right?” Rob asked.
She was sitting up in bed. “I heard footsteps,” she said, “and I was frightened. Then I realized it was you.”
“There was nothing to be frightened of.”
“Why hasn’t Mike come back?”
“He’s staying with friends until the trouble’s over.”MoreLess
He went past Cecily’s bedroom to reach his own. She called him in.
“Are you all right?” Rob asked.
She was sitting up in bed. “I heard footsteps,” she said, “and I was frightened. Then I realized it was you.”
“There was nothing to be frightened of.”
“Why hasn’t Mike come back?”
“He’s staying with friends until the trouble’s over.”MoreLess
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