The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson; Laura Miller

Author:Shirley Jackson; Laura Miller
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9780965723046
Publisher: Penguin Group UK
Published: 1959-01-02T00:00:00+00:00

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“Mrs. Dudley,” the doctor said, putting down his fork, “an admirable soufflé.”

Mrs. Dudley turned to regard him briefly and went into the kitchen with an empty dish.

The doctor sighed and moved his shoulders tiredly. “After my vigil last night, I feel the need of a rest this afternoon, and you,” he said to Eleanor, “would do well to lie down for an hour. Perhaps a regular afternoon rest might be more comfortable for all of us.”

“I see,” said Theodora, amused. “I must take an afternoon nap. It may look funny when I go home again, but I can always tell them that it was part of my schedule at Hill House.”

“Perhaps we will have trouble sleeping at night,” the doctor said, and a little chill went around the table, darkening the light of the silver and the bright colors of the china, a little cloud that drifted through the dining room and brought Mrs. Dudley after it.

“It’s five minutes of two,” Mrs. Dudley said.

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