Nadine was a very distant cousin of Fathers. She was very poor and was trainingto be a hospital nurse. She came and stayed with us for a month. I cant...
Talking with an outsider is always a good thing, said Sarah. Inside a family one is apt to gettoo intense. Then she asked casually: If you are unhappy...
Chapter 7 Sarah wondered very much whether Carol Boynton would keep her appointment that night. On the whole she rather doubted it. She was afraid tha...
Gerard told her of his conversation with Jefferson Cope. He doesnt realize what is going on? she said thoughtfully. How should he? He is not a psychol...
Before her marriage my mother shes my stepmother reallywas a wardress in a prison. My father was the Governor and he married her. Well, its been like ...
Chapter 6 Sarah King stood in the precincts of the Templethe Haramesh-Sherif. Her back was to the Domeof the Rock. The splashing of fountains sounded ...
They all live at home? asked the doctor. Yes. Do neither of the sons work? Why, no. Elmer Boynton was a rich man. He left all his money to Mrs Boynton...
As Dr Gerard knew by experience, Americans are disposed to be a friendly race. They have notthe uneasy suspicion of the travelling Briton. To a man of...
Chapter 5 Into these dark imaginings a breath of the commonplace came with almost ludicrous effect. A man came into the lounge, caught sight of the Bo...
Dr Gerard thought: What an absurdity of an old tyrant! And then, suddenly, the old womans eyes were full on him, and he drew in his breath sharply. Sm...
