Woman of the House (2014)
“He was running along the top ridge of the blanket right below her chin: a long grey white flea who was obviously in a hurry. Nora wondered if there was such a thing as a lazy flea; they always seemed to be busy about their own business.
This one had a definite target in view and was headed in its direction with great intent. Suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks. Nora felt that if he had ears which she could see, they would be standing erect, listening. She held her breath and watched him ...without a blink. One false move now and he would be gone, but if she hesitated too long he would make his move before her and then she would not stand a chance. She pounced on him but he was too fast for her. He burrowed down into the deep wool fibre of the blanket, and even though she did a certain amount of excavating in the vicinity of his disappearance, her small probing ten-year-old fingers were no match for his magical ability to become invisible. She wondered if the flea kingdom had a whole maze of underground tunnels running through the wool blankets and heavy quilt.MoreLess
This one had a definite target in view and was headed in its direction with great intent. Suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks. Nora felt that if he had ears which she could see, they would be standing erect, listening. She held her breath and watched him ...without a blink. One false move now and he would be gone, but if she hesitated too long he would make his move before her and then she would not stand a chance. She pounced on him but he was too fast for her. He burrowed down into the deep wool fibre of the blanket, and even though she did a certain amount of excavating in the vicinity of his disappearance, her small probing ten-year-old fingers were no match for his magical ability to become invisible. She wondered if the flea kingdom had a whole maze of underground tunnels running through the wool blankets and heavy quilt.MoreLess
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