[And it's on saying that, on entering the room, and particularly on the snap shut of the latch, that she turns on her heel to face him. The look she fixes him with is of a girl completely unrelated to the one who stood in the hall. It's not challenging, but it is cunning.]
[His presence is a relief, in that way. She has nothing to hide from him; he's already taken everything.]
Did anyone tell you yet? What happens to dead people here?
[Or does she get that privilege? Does she get to tell him how difficult his proclivities are going to get starting now?]
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[And it's on saying that, on entering the room, and particularly on the snap shut of the latch, that she turns on her heel to face him. The look she fixes him with is of a girl completely unrelated to the one who stood in the hall. It's not challenging, but it is cunning.]
[His presence is a relief, in that way. She has nothing to hide from him; he's already taken everything.]
Did anyone tell you yet? What happens to dead people here?
[Or does she get that privilege? Does she get to tell him how difficult his proclivities are going to get starting now?]