Vicki's Work of Heart
“When he entered the hall, Hercules and Boz leapt around him like excited puppies. Although exhausted from three days of field visits with students, he dropped to his haunches and fussed them vigorously, breathing in their warm, doggy smell and, above that, picking up notes of something savoury cooking in the kitchen – predominantly sage and garlic. But the only light in there came from the oven. Vicki must be upstairs, painting.
He gave the dogs a final rub, hung his coat on the stand and c...arried his briefcase into the study. He felt a drop in temperature, and touched the radiator. It was warm enough but then he noticed the window was open a crack, its latch undone. Frowning, he pulled it closed and rammed the latch down, tight. He surveyed the room. Everything looked as it should. He opened each drawer of his desk in turn. Nothing appeared to have been moved. After another scan of the room, he wandered over to the kitchen to find a beer. He pulled the cap from the bottle and peered into the oven, where a casserole simmered in its clear glass dish, and he grinned to himself.MoreLess
He gave the dogs a final rub, hung his coat on the stand and c...arried his briefcase into the study. He felt a drop in temperature, and touched the radiator. It was warm enough but then he noticed the window was open a crack, its latch undone. Frowning, he pulled it closed and rammed the latch down, tight. He surveyed the room. Everything looked as it should. He opened each drawer of his desk in turn. Nothing appeared to have been moved. After another scan of the room, he wandered over to the kitchen to find a beer. He pulled the cap from the bottle and peered into the oven, where a casserole simmered in its clear glass dish, and he grinned to himself.MoreLess
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