Sure enough, the kitchen door opens a fraction, Robert's apprehensive face appears, and I am politely hurried inside. The house is dark and silent. Curtains are drawn; kitchen blinds closed. No radio plays. No music lightens the gloom. The place, like Robert, is on edge.
The place, like Robert, is on edge. It's as if the house is holding its breath, desperate not to give itself away.
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