Without Sin
“The fire in the grate had burned away and the room was cold. He glanced at the window and saw that it was dark outside. He pushed off the blanket and struggled to his feet, still half asleep. Then he pulled the watch from his pocket and blinked at it in the soft light from the gas lamp which Meg had left burning.
It was five minutes past midnight.
‘Oh my goodness,’ he said aloud. ‘Louisa will be worried sick.’ He stumbled towards the door and was about to pull it open and shout Meg’s na...me, when he realized she would probably have gone to bed and be asleep by now. He went back and turned out the light and then tiptoed across the room, opening the door as quietly as he could. In the hall, everything was in darkness. He bit his lip, trying to remember where the coatstand was. He didn’t want to blunder about in the darkness, knocking into things. His eyes slowly became accustomed to the gloom and in the light from the street lamp shining through the coloured leaded window he began to discern shapes.MoreLess
It was five minutes past midnight.
‘Oh my goodness,’ he said aloud. ‘Louisa will be worried sick.’ He stumbled towards the door and was about to pull it open and shout Meg’s na...me, when he realized she would probably have gone to bed and be asleep by now. He went back and turned out the light and then tiptoed across the room, opening the door as quietly as he could. In the hall, everything was in darkness. He bit his lip, trying to remember where the coatstand was. He didn’t want to blunder about in the darkness, knocking into things. His eyes slowly became accustomed to the gloom and in the light from the street lamp shining through the coloured leaded window he began to discern shapes.MoreLess
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