The Spoiler
“Amanti stood half in the darkness, half out. The light from the hall lit one side of her face and at the same time illuminated her figure from behind, making her nightgown seem bright, fringed with light. She stood very quiet and very still. She held the gun waist-high.
“What are you doing?” he asked.
She didn’t say anything. Lofton glanced down at the papers he had taken from her drawer.
“Where did you get the gun?”
“I was sleeping.” Amanti stepped out of the light, so now he could not see her... face at all. She lowered the gun, pointing it at the carpet. “I woke up and heard some noise.”
He toyed with the papers between his fingers and took another step toward her. With the sound of her voice, his fear had started to pass, but he was not sure, not completely, that he should let it. He sat down in the chair and switched on the light nearby. Her face was that of someone who had just woken up.
“Why are you going through my things?” Amanti held the fingers of her free hand pressed against her thigh, just as she had held them on his first visit here.MoreLess
“What are you doing?” he asked.
She didn’t say anything. Lofton glanced down at the papers he had taken from her drawer.
“Where did you get the gun?”
“I was sleeping.” Amanti stepped out of the light, so now he could not see her... face at all. She lowered the gun, pointing it at the carpet. “I woke up and heard some noise.”
He toyed with the papers between his fingers and took another step toward her. With the sound of her voice, his fear had started to pass, but he was not sure, not completely, that he should let it. He sat down in the chair and switched on the light nearby. Her face was that of someone who had just woken up.
“Why are you going through my things?” Amanti held the fingers of her free hand pressed against her thigh, just as she had held them on his first visit here.MoreLess
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