The deaf old lady did not hear the knock, but Coke did. His heart began to pound wildly. Whoever it was obviously knew there was someone inside because there was a
light on and smoke coming from the chimney. He had to decide what to do, and quickly.
"There's someone at the door", he said loudly, but the old lady did not understand. "There's someone at the door", he said again, this time even more loudly than before.
She went out of the room and Coke quickly stepped back into the shadows of the front room.