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WAITING in the dark bedroom I heard Margaret's steps as she returned to bed. I asked if anything was the matter, and in a matter-of-fact whisper she told me to cover my eyes, she was going to switch on the light.
Then she said: ‘Well, it's no use saying that I hope I'm not going to disturb you. ' Her tone was sarcastic and calm. For an instant, not calm myself, I nevertheless recalled her father laughing at me in the same tone, one afternoon when he interrupted my work at the office.