Goodbye Hamilton by Catherine Cookson

Author:Catherine Cookson [Cookson, Catherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781780361055
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

‘What is it?’ He was sitting up.

‘Fire! Fire!’

‘What? No!’

I threw his dressing gown at him and got into mine; then I grabbed up Sandy and once again I was at the door. But Nardy pulled me back, saying, ‘Stay where you are.’ He pulled open the door, then turned his back towards the hallway and coughed before thrusting me further into the room yelling, ‘Stay there! Shut the door!’ And then he was gone.

Presently, I heard cries and muffled screams coming from the landing. I rushed now to the window and, pulling it open, I put my head out into the frost-filled night and screamed, ‘Fire! Fire!’

This bedroom window was at the back of the house and, looking down, I could see the whole of the yard and part of the garden illuminated with a warm red glow.

In panic now, and still clutching Sandy who had his forelegs tight around my throat, I rushed across the room and opened the door, only to see, through the smoke, that the same red glow was coming from the direction of the stairs.

The next thing I knew I was knocked to the floor. Automatically, I let go of Sandy, but his legs clutched my neck and he seemed to dangle from me, assisting the smoke to choke me as someone pulled me forward.

Now I knew we were in the bathroom and that there were others packed there. As a wet towel was thrown over my head I managed to gasp, ‘Nardy!’ And George’s voice, like a far distant croak, came at me, saying, ‘He’s here. Now do as I say. Follow me, right down. Come on. Betty is behind you, then Gordon, then Kitty with Nardy.’

I didn’t ask where John and Tommy were. George seemed to be in charge; they must be all right.

Just before George pulled me forward out of the bathroom I managed to open the top of my dressing gown and stick Sandy’s back legs down inside of it to where he had the support of the cord around my waist. But his forelegs were still round my neck.

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