The Quest of Julian Day
“I let the tray fall back, slammed down the lid of the trunk, thrust it under the bed and dived into the bathroom. I was not a second too soon. As I swung-to the door behind me, gripping its handle firmly so that it should not slam, I saw the curtain of the cabin entrace twitch.
Very gently I released the knob of the door and slid home the bolt, while I stood there striving to control my rapid breathing. I was safe for the moment. Even if the steward decided to do the bathroom first and found it locked he would assume that O’Kieff was still in there and clear off again to give him a chance to finish dressing. But in the meantime I was trapped. The steward would almost certainly wait about outside for O’Kieff to emerge; and when he appeared unexpectedly along the deck from the companion-way, they would both immediately investigate the question of the locked bathroom.
For what seemed an age I stood there, holding my breath as I waited for the steward to rattle on the bathroom door; but t...o my immense relief he set about tidying the cabin first.MoreLess
Very gently I released the knob of the door and slid home the bolt, while I stood there striving to control my rapid breathing. I was safe for the moment. Even if the steward decided to do the bathroom first and found it locked he would assume that O’Kieff was still in there and clear off again to give him a chance to finish dressing. But in the meantime I was trapped. The steward would almost certainly wait about outside for O’Kieff to emerge; and when he appeared unexpectedly along the deck from the companion-way, they would both immediately investigate the question of the locked bathroom.
For what seemed an age I stood there, holding my breath as I waited for the steward to rattle on the bathroom door; but t...o my immense relief he set about tidying the cabin first.MoreLess
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