ompletely did the trees
and the forest hide the house from the outside world. The window seat was David’s favorite place
in which to read. The books still whispered and spoke among themselvesbut he was now able to
hush them with a single word if his mood was rightand anyway they tended to remain quiet while
he was reading. It was as if they were happy once he was consuming stories.
It was summer once againso David had plenty of time to read. His father had tried to encourage
him to make friends with the children who lived nearbysome of them evacuees from the citybut
David did not want to mix with themand they in turn saw something sad and distant in him that
kept them away. Insteadthe books took their place. The old books of fairy tales in particularso
strange and sinister with their handwritten additions and new paintingshad increased David’s
fascination with these stories. They still reminded him of his motherbut in a good wayand
whatever reminded him of his mother equally helped to keep Rose and her sonGeorgieat a
distance. When he was not readingthe window seat gave him a perfect view of one of the
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