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Wendy

           Finallytheyhadheardhimstumblingbackacrossthelobby,andWendythoughtshehadheardaloudbangingnoise,asifhehadfallendownorpushedadoorviolentlyopen.Sinceeightthirtyorso-threeandahalfhoursnow-therehadbeenonlysilence.

           Shewentdowntheshorthall,turnedintothemainfirstfloorcorridor,andwenttothestairs.Shestoodonthefirstfloorlandinglookingdownintothelobby.Itappeareddeserted,butthegrayandsnowydayhadleftmuchofthelongroominshadow.Dannycouldbewrong.Jackcouldbebehindachairorcouch…maybebehindtheregistrationdesk…waitingforhertocomedown,…

           Shewetherlips."Jack?"

           Noanswer.

           Herhandfoundthehandleoftheknifeandshebegantogodown.Shehadseentheendofhermarriagemanytimes,indivorce,inJack’sdeathatthesceneofadrunkencaraccident(aregularvisioninthedarktwoo’clockofStovingtonmornings),andoccasionallyindaydreamsofbeingdiscoveredbyanotherman,asoapoperaGalahadwhowouldsweepDannyandherontothesaddleofhissnowwhitechargerandtakethemaway.Butshehadneverenvisionedherselfprowlinghallsandstaircaseslikeanervousfelon,withaknifeclaspedinonehandtouseagainstJack.

           Awaveofdespairstruckthroughheratthethoughtandshehadtostophalfwaydownthestairsandholdtherailing,afraidherkneeswouldbuckle.

           (Admitit.

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