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She finished just as new sounds came from the dark land outside the s Footsteps cahed the front porch
She went to the door and waited for a knock
None came
She waited a full minute
Outside on the porch a great bulk stirred and shifted from side to side uneasily
Finally she sighed and called sharply at the door “Will, is that you breathing out there?”
No answer Only a kind of sheepish silence behind the door
She snatched the door wide
The old man stood there, an incredible stack of cordwood in his arm His voice came from behind the stack
“Saw sht need wood,” he said
She stood aside He ca at her
She looked out on the porch and picked up the suitcase and brought it in and shut the door
She saw hi at the dinner table
She stirred the soup on the stove to a great boiling whirl
“Roast beef in the oven?” he asked quietly