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board。

She looked down at her ripped fingernail。 Small beads of blood were oozing up

from beneath it。

(Jack's gotten out。)

(Don't talk nonsense。)

(Yes; he's out。 He's gotten a knife from the kitchen or maybe the meat

cleaver。 He's on his way up here right now; walking along the sides of the

risers so the stairs won't creak。)

(! You're insane !)

Her lips were trembling; and for a moment it seemed that she must have cried

the words out loud。 But the silence held。

She felt watched。

She whirled around and stared at the night…blackened window; and a hideous

white face with circles of darkness for eyes was gibbering in at her; the face

of a monstrous lunatic that had been hiding in these groaning walls all along…

It was only a pattern of frost on the outside of the glass。

She let her breath out in a long; susurrating whisper of fear; and it seemed

to her that she heard; quite clearly this time; amused titters from somewhere。

(You're jumping at shadows。 It's bad enough without that。 By tomorrow morning;

you'll be ready for the rubber room。)

There was only one way to allay those fears and she knew what it was。

She would have to go down and make sure Jack was still in the pantry。

Very simple。 Go downstairs。 Have a peek。 e back up。 Oh; by the way; stop

and grab the tray on the registration counter。 The omelet would be a washout;

but the soup could be reheated on the hotplate by Jack's typewriter。

(Oh yes and don't get killed if he's down there with a knife。)

She walked to the dresser; trying to shake off the mantle of fear that lay on

her。 Scattered across the dresser's top was a pile of ch

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