[MaC] Examining the body - back to the Fitzroys

Dorothea Salo dorothea at textartisan.com
Fri Dec 31 10:18:20 EST 2004


> Marjorie, her hands in Pamela's, suddenly startled awake.  "What?"
> She looked around, confused.  "What happened...?"

	"You passed out," Pamela said, patting her hand. "You're not hurt, and 
I don't believe you're ill. If you feel all right, you can sit up -- 
slowly, now. You may feel dizzy, or a bit cold; that's perfectly ordinary."

> "You'd better bring her into our flat," said Florence worriedly.  She
> moved along the corridor till she came to the service door entrance
> to Number 19, which she opened with a key from her bag.  The Beamans'
> flat was opulently (if a little shabbily) furnished.

	"Thank you, Mrs. Beaman; that's a lovely idea," Pamela said gratefully; 
certainly it was better than going back into the Fitzroys'! She helped 
Marjorie to her feet and shadowed her progress down the hall lest she go 
weak in the knees.

> "Rest on the couch, dear," she instructed Marjorie.  "I'll make
> everyone a nice cup of tea."
> 
> She disappeared ino the kitchen.

	With a wary glance first toward the door of the flat, then the kitchen 
door, Pamela leaned close to Marjorie on the couch to murmur, "Is there 
anything else I can do?"

	<tag Marjorie, Warren, Tabitha>



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