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LILA turned the handle afterwards; the door had been so fitted that it could not be opened from the inside. She could make sure, however, that it should not be opened from the outside and pushed home a small bolt before she came through the little lobby where Anna was waiting.
They stood looking at one another for a time. "I don't know what to think," said Lila at last. "It seems almost impossible that he should be such a terrible man. I can't even feel frightened of him. Surely he's as helpless as we are."