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ed his face again。 His broad； smooth lips pressed against hers and forced them open。 For a moment I could see one of her eyes； staring up past Coffey； filling with an expression of what seemed to be surprise。 Then his smooth bald head moved； and that was gone； too。
There was a soft whistling sound as he inhaled the air which lay deep within her lungs。 That was all for a second or two； and then the floor moved under us and the whole house moved around us。 It wasn't my imagination； they all felt it； they all remarked on it later。 It was a kind of rippling thump。 There was a crash as something very heavy fell over in the parlor … the grandfather clock； it turned out to be。 Hal Moores tried to have it repaired； but it never kept time for more than fifteen minutes at a stretch again。
Closer by there was a crack followed by a tinkle as the pane of glass through which the moon had been peeking broke。 A picture on the wall … a clipper ship cruising one of the seven seas … fell off its hook and crashed to the floor； the glass over its front shattered。
I smelled something hot and saw smoke rising from the bottom of the white counterpane which covered her。 A portion was turning black； down by the jittering lump that was her right foot。 Feeling like a man in a dream； I shook free of Moores's hand and stepped to the night…table。 There was a glass of water there； surrounded by three or four bottles of pills which had fallen over during the shake。 I picked up the water
