If Misery Chastain had been a real person, he knew
he might very well have been called upon "to aid the police in their
inquiries", as the euphemism went.
There were more pages in the book, but he could tell, by the snug way most lay against each other that he was almost done with Annies history up to now.
There were more pages in the book, but he could tell, by the snug way most lay against each other that he was almost done with Annies history up to now.
He had
once asked for them in a timid and tentative voice, and she had given him a
look of such utter darkness that he had told her at once to forget it. It had
been tidy before, but now there were dirty dishes stacked on every available
surface; it looked to Paul as if every one in the house must be here. If Misery
Chastain had been a real person, he knew he might very well have been called
upon "to aid the police in their inquiries", as the euphemism went. There were
more pages in the book, but he could tell, by the snug way most lay against
each other that he was almost done with Annies history up to
now.