The Safe House
“I hadn’t looked at her properly until now. Her pale oval face, behind the swing of dark-brown hair, was perfectly expressionless. Under her neat thick eyebrows, her brown eyes were unfocused. She was attractive, she could be lovely in different circumstances, but hers was a face from which all character seemed to have been wiped.
‘Let me show you round the house,’ I said. ‘Though that won’t take long.’ She stooped to pick up the small suitcase which was beside her, although she looked too w...eak and listless to carry anything at all.
‘Here, let me take that for you. We’ll start with your bedroom, though you’ve seen that already.’ She flinched as my hand touched hers on the handle of her case. ‘Your hands are cold; I’ll put the heating on in a minute. Come this way.’ I led the way up the stairs, Finn following obediently behind. So far, she had not said a word.
‘Here. I’m sorry about all the boxes; we can move them into the attic later.’ I put her suitcase by the bed, where it stood, forlornly small in the high-ceilinged room.MoreLess
‘Let me show you round the house,’ I said. ‘Though that won’t take long.’ She stooped to pick up the small suitcase which was beside her, although she looked too w...eak and listless to carry anything at all.
‘Here, let me take that for you. We’ll start with your bedroom, though you’ve seen that already.’ She flinched as my hand touched hers on the handle of her case. ‘Your hands are cold; I’ll put the heating on in a minute. Come this way.’ I led the way up the stairs, Finn following obediently behind. So far, she had not said a word.
‘Here. I’m sorry about all the boxes; we can move them into the attic later.’ I put her suitcase by the bed, where it stood, forlornly small in the high-ceilinged room.MoreLess
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