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Show 244 Then her eyes wandered to the dominant end of the room, to the massive chairs thallhelri her husband and her brother. Marvin's sunken eyes glittered in the light, and moved about quickly, never resting, while over his thin lips played the familiar acid smile. Greaves sat at his side, the great blood-colored jowls hanging over his collar. Somnolent, his head drooped forward, and even as Marvin turned in comment, a drop of saliva formed on his lips, sagged, skeined downward in a thin viscous thread. She felt her throat constrict, and stepping back walked to the edge, where she stood for a long time staring at Oji. The town lay below, quiet and dark; she stood above, silent, alone, with cold and wondering eyes. |