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But Bella remained flat on the floor

In fact, her eyes were still closed

"No! No!" she groaned

She was talking in her sleep

I let out a sigh and turned h for me to slip out, and closed the door behind me

I looked up and down the dim lantern-lit corridor I’d just stepped out onto

I shivered

The te out here co

While the floor see were h stone

I remained beneath the shadow of my doorway for several moments before I was sure that there was nobody in this corridor

Sticking close to the wall, I began walking forward as softly as I could

Since I earing thick woolen socks I’d found in the bedroo, this wasn’t too difficult

The

I clasped a paloing as I padded along that corridor, but I couldn’t just stay where I was

Since Bella was still refusing to give ure it out ed to reach the very end of the corridor withoutalh it

It was pitch black outside, so there wasn’t ue outline of theus

I looked down a new stretch of corridor I’d just appeared at the beginning of

The ing

This is the ing

I was about to begin my journey down this new corridor when deep voices echoed off the walls

I strainedme from the other end of the corridor

None had seen me yet, it see the new corridor, out of sight

I scanned door after door, all the walls I passed by, looking for any nook or cranny I could hideof the sort

It sounded like they were seconds fro the corner, when I would be in full view of the on the nearest door tothe handle, pushed it ajar

I slipped through and pushed the door closed

I breathed out in relief to see that the roo to walk into the bedroores outside passed before I allowed myself to look around

I left the door and walked into the center of the room

I’d just walked into some kind of kitchen