I went across the garden and out through the gate in the fence and nearly died of fear when a cat turned me with apair of shining eyes.
The whole thing was so unreal l turned to go back. But I knew whatever I did soldier would still go through with it. So I stopped thinking and got my head down and my feet moving. I just hoped he knew whay he was doing.
He was standing at the corner. He said, 'I knew you'd come Woolcott.'
He walked off. After a few minutes he stoppe.
'What is it?' I asked.
'That's the place. I'll go in alone. When I call, you come.'
He went before I opened my mouth.
The drive went round past the fron door to a side door. Soldier was
standing just inide it. Then he moved off in the darkness to the house. There was the litte window he' d take about, and he stopped and tried to open it. I hadn' t been frightened before. I began to get frightened then. I heard Soldier call my. I went in, and Soldier closed the window. We waited there and listened to the quietness of the house. He said in a low voice ,'All right. I'll open the door now .'
'What's out there?'
'I don't knew. We've got a few minutes to find out.'
He'd gone.
I followed him. It was dark in there, but some light came in through the window from a street light. There was a big hall with around table which was covered with papers and magazines. He walk off by himself and came back after a minute.
'We'd better go upstairs,' he said.
He was gone again. He didn't even look to see if I was following. I was following.