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He paused on the landing, until she came up to usher him into the living room where the fire, burning brightly now, warmly irradiated the deepening twilight.
She waved him to a chair, and he sank to it exhausted, mopping his brow. Then she crossed to the window and closed the shutters as a measure of precaution before proceeding to kindle a light.