THE DARK FEELING PERSISTED over the next several days. So much so that she found she couldn't sleep at night. The doctor had warned her of this type of delayed shock. The long flight on top of her already weakened state was sapping what little energy she had left. She spent the next few days resting, hardly leaving the house at all.
She was at home when Mary Lindley telephoned her and she ended up answering the call herself. The idea of meeting with Mary for lunch appealed to her, having been stuck inside for days, and the two girls agreed to meet at a restaurant in town.
There was no sign of Mary when she arrived at the arranged time, although the doorman insisted on calling her ‘Miss Lindley.’ Sarah found the whole situation to be too complicated to try explaining. So she left him
