The Risk of Darkness

Authors: Susan Hill

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“Dougie Meelup stood up and pushed back his chair from the table. “I’m opening these doors. What’s a garden for?”Eileen watched him.“I’ll put the deckchair out there, you bring your book.”“No, I’m better here.”“Eileen, it is beautiful sunshine out there, I’ve put up the umbrella, you can be in the shade.”“I can’t sit out.”“No one will see you. Next door are away.”“I can’t.”“And no one knows anything else.”“Of course they know. They know my other name and it’s not like Smith, they all see the tel...evision, read the papers. They know I’ve two girls.”“And what if they do? Whoever ‘they’ may be? What if they do?”“I don’t blame you for losing patience with me.”“I haven’t. I just want you to hold your head up a bit. You can’t skulk here for good, Eileen.”“Hold my head up? Oh, I can do that. I can do that when I know it’s a mistake and they’ve charged the wrong person and want to be sued. Will be sued. When it’s all sorted.MoreLess Read More Read Less