Why do you look so strange?” Stefan’s voice seemed to come from a long way off. Sonia brought her attention back to him.“Why do you call me Liebling? Surely it’s Greta that you love?”“Greta? That one, she has no time for my love! Perhaps she is right when she says I only care for my country. Gret...
She remembered noticing that Gladys the housekeeper didn’t show any emotion at all before she took herself off, like a quiet grey ghost not all interested in the affairs of the humans she served.It was Stuart who moved first. He got to his feet as easily and as casually as though he often spent a...
Clare was pacing up and down the corridor and turned and looked at Sheila suspiciously.“What are you doing here so soon?” she demanded sharply. “I thought you and Alan would be having a nice little chat with me out of the way.”“He thinks women are the very devil and he hates the sight of the pair...