I had no answer to that, the woman was delighted in having a laugh at my expense. I left her to her own devices and she stopped when she’d had enough. After her harrowing effort, she breathed in deeply trying to catch up on things. She had a good look around the cell until she eventually rested her eyes on the window-frame. Shaft of curious moon-rays let themselves down into the cell to witness what was going on inside. It was late at night.
A tremor of secret glee flashed through my mind at the thought of her up-coming departure! I was getting ready for a thanksgiving prayer for having been granted the strength to bear with her through the night!
”Why, oh why, Lord, have you punished me with having to put up with the unwanted presence of such a creature?” I kept asking. I came back to r
