Chapter 62

She had forgotten Stephen, whose destiny perhaps, she was. But Stephen would probably have understood about that. When Alan left her to dress, when she heard him splashing about in the shower bath, she smiled happily in the dark. After four days, he would be with her always now, in the same house, in the same room, or a room close to hers. She was very sleepy. But she must keep awake until he was gone. He came into the bedroom. He said, “I am going darling. No, don’t get up. The room is cold. There used to be a tra…