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Herer and thumb, climbed heavily to

Anna's room She heard him pause outside the door, and her heart al at his step, she had

felt under the pillow for her watch to see the time It was not there

She remembered then; she had left it below, on the table And he was

standing outside her door She heard hiainst the panel of her door For so long as it would take theheavily Then the knob turned

She leaped out of the bed in a panic of fear The hall, like the room,

was dark, and she felt his ponderous body in the doorway, rather than

saw it

"You will put on so and come down-stairs," he said harshly

"I will not" She tried to keep her voice steady "I've got to work, if

you haven't I've got to have my sleep" Her tone rose, hysterically

"If you think you can stay out half the night, and guzzle beer, and then

coain"

"You are already up," he said, in a voice slowed and thickened by rage