Rendezvous by Thomas King

Author:Thomas King [King, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781443419642
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada
Published: 2012-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

The next morning, while he was watching an old rerun of The Rockford Files, Alistair realized that he couldn’t hear the raccoons in the attic anymore. He turned down the volume and listened for a while. Then he went into the garden.

“Honey,” he said to Evelyn. “I think the raccoons are gone.”

“That’s not all,” said Evelyn. “Lucille says her wood ducks have disappeared.”

“The coyotes probably ate them,” said Alistair.

“Nope,” said Evelyn. “They’re gone, too. No skunks, either. And I heard on the radio that they’ve reopened the back nine at the country club.”

Just after lunch Durwin Milroy and Harry Austin stopped by.

“How’s the wolverine doing?” said Alistair.

“Vanished without a trace,” said Harry.

“Crows are gone, too,” said Durwin. “So are the hawks and the magpies. Haven’t even seen a sparrow.”

“Hey,” said Alistair, “maybe the pigeons will be next.” And everyone had a good laugh.

“I don’t know,” said Evelyn. “Now that I think of it, I haven’t heard a bird all day.”

“She’s right,” said Durwin. “It’s real quiet.”

“About time,” said Alistair. “All that noise was keeping me awake.”

“You think they’re gone for good?” said Durwin.

“One can only hope,” said Alistair.

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