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But then, as they were on their way home, tragedy fell upon them. Hearing a step behind them, Mary turned and looked; then catching Hal by the arm, she drew him into the shadows at the side, whispering to him to be silent. The bent figure of a man went past them, lurching from side to side.
When he had turned and gone into the house, Mary said, "It's my father. He's ugly when he's like that. " And Hal could hear her quick breathing in the darkness.