CHAPTER 10 Horror

'Listen Carefully Child,' the old man began, his voice tinged with emotion. 'Always remember that I love…' He was interrupted by the heavily set matron, who, visibly irritated, waddled into the room. 'Alls your talking, be interruptin' mi gues's, s'ppose youse quieten down a bit, so tha' mi gues' can have them a good nigh's rest.' she begged. ' We really are sorry. We hadn't the slightest of ideas that we were noisy'––Andrea said, pacifying the host. 'They be saying youse been a talking all nigh' long, an' some of mi old goons, can't be sleepin' proper', she added, empathetically. 'Apologies, madam, it's just a discussion between ailing father and daughter' the old man replied, suggestively. As though noticing the frail looking man for the first time. She hastily added, 'Alls mi saying is that: mi gues' be wanting for some quiet, mi gracious sir' 'Don't worry madam, we'll be quieter from here on in', Andrea added, placatingly. And the woman glance around, furrowing her