Walkers
“They sat close together on a low sofa Joana had bought at a used-furniture store and re-covered herself. A log burned in the fireplace without producing much warmth. They tried fitfully to talk, but both of them kept looking expectantly at the front door.
"What do you suppose Peter wants to see you about?" Glen said.
"I don't know," Joana said, "but whatever it is, it sounded serious." Conversation died, and the two young people sat silently waiting.
A sudden noise from out in front of the hous...e made them both start. There was a soft thump, then an indistinct shuffling sound. They turned and looked at each other. Glen tried a smile that did not come off.
"That must be Peter," Joana said.
"Must be." Joana got up and walked over to the door. She opened it, peering out into the darkness. At first she could see nothing. Then she made out a shadowy male figure walking toward her across the lawn.
"Peter? Is that you?" Even as she spoke, Joana saw that the man approaching was too tall and too broad in the shoulders to be Peter Landau.MoreLess
"What do you suppose Peter wants to see you about?" Glen said.
"I don't know," Joana said, "but whatever it is, it sounded serious." Conversation died, and the two young people sat silently waiting.
A sudden noise from out in front of the hous...e made them both start. There was a soft thump, then an indistinct shuffling sound. They turned and looked at each other. Glen tried a smile that did not come off.
"That must be Peter," Joana said.
"Must be." Joana got up and walked over to the door. She opened it, peering out into the darkness. At first she could see nothing. Then she made out a shadowy male figure walking toward her across the lawn.
"Peter? Is that you?" Even as she spoke, Joana saw that the man approaching was too tall and too broad in the shoulders to be Peter Landau.MoreLess
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