Snow Shadow
“With a muffled cry, the half-seen figure clutched at the wall. I heard a bumping sound as if some object had fallen and was rolling from step to step.
The phone ceased—it might have been answered. In the quiet the shadow disappeared down the staircase. I followed, keeping far enough behind, I hoped, not to be seen. Though the stairs were dark, a panel of light shone out of the kitchen into the side entry below. Either Reena had not yet retired, or someone else was there.
Clinging to the rail wi...th one hand, as she stooped to retrieve a flashlight lying on the floor, was Miss Elizabeth. On her head was the veiled toque she had prepared for the funeral, and an old sealskin coat covered her from throat to ankle. She must be planning to go out.
I wondered where Maud could be, as Miss Austin paused before the kitchen door to look in. Her halt there, I was sure, would be brief. I stumbled back up the hall to pull on shoes in frantic haste, dive into my coat. I was still struggling to get an arm into that as I ran back.MoreLess
The phone ceased—it might have been answered. In the quiet the shadow disappeared down the staircase. I followed, keeping far enough behind, I hoped, not to be seen. Though the stairs were dark, a panel of light shone out of the kitchen into the side entry below. Either Reena had not yet retired, or someone else was there.
Clinging to the rail wi...th one hand, as she stooped to retrieve a flashlight lying on the floor, was Miss Elizabeth. On her head was the veiled toque she had prepared for the funeral, and an old sealskin coat covered her from throat to ankle. She must be planning to go out.
I wondered where Maud could be, as Miss Austin paused before the kitchen door to look in. Her halt there, I was sure, would be brief. I stumbled back up the hall to pull on shoes in frantic haste, dive into my coat. I was still struggling to get an arm into that as I ran back.MoreLess
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