Demons, Part 10
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Jack looked apprehensively at the school’s main entrance as he drove up the drive, and was grateful when Frank suggested using the private entrance to the Head's Annexe, which would afford them some privacy. As Jack knew only too well, the girls and many members of staff would want to know the particulars of what had happened the day before, perhaps under the impression it was worthy of joining school legend, like so many other disappearances. He knew he was not yet ready to tell that story to a wide audience. He was acutely aware that it would be hard enough to explain what had happened to the select few who needed to know and anyway, he told himself, it was not his story to share. The decision of what would become known would rest with his daughters alone.
He pulled the car up just next to the entrance of the Head’s private quarters and let himself in. Frank had elected to stay in the car, partly to give Jack an excuse not to stay too long, and partly because he had mostly come to help with Joey. He felt the school was something that Jack could, and should, manage alone.
Rosalie Dene looked up as she heard her office door open. She was not surprised to see Jack as she had been made aware by the head that he would be appearing at some point during the day to explain the mysterious disappearance of Len and Con the previous day. She was surprised though, at how old and tired Jack seemed to be. He appeared to have aged ten years since she had last seen him. Nevertheless she greeted him pleasantly. "Hello Jack. I expect you’re after Hilda. She’s teaching at the moment, but you can wait in her study until she has finished. I’ll get one of the maids to bring you coffee…"
"No, thank you Rosalie, Peters is in the car, and I need to see Joey next, so this visit will have to be brief. Could you please send for Hilda to see me now?" Jack sounded calm enough, but there was something in the tone of his voice that made Roaslie realise there was something badly wrong, and as a result she agreed to do what she could to expadite matters, sending Jack into the study and ringing the bell for a maid. While she waited, she scribbled a note to explain what it was se had seen in Jack that had convinced her that this matter needed her urgent attention.
The maid arrived quickly and Rosalie bade her to hurry in fetching Miss Annersley, pressing the note into her hand. She was acutely aware that she did not want to drag things out for the poor man in the Head's study.
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Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Jack looked apprehensively at the school’s main entrance as he drove up the drive, and was grateful when Frank suggested using the private entrance to the Head's Annexe, which would afford them some privacy. As Jack knew only too well, the girls and many members of staff would want to know the particulars of what had happened the day before, perhaps under the impression it was worthy of joining school legend, like so many other disappearances. He knew he was not yet ready to tell that story to a wide audience. He was acutely aware that it would be hard enough to explain what had happened to the select few who needed to know and anyway, he told himself, it was not his story to share. The decision of what would become known would rest with his daughters alone.
He pulled the car up just next to the entrance of the Head’s private quarters and let himself in. Frank had elected to stay in the car, partly to give Jack an excuse not to stay too long, and partly because he had mostly come to help with Joey. He felt the school was something that Jack could, and should, manage alone.
Rosalie Dene looked up as she heard her office door open. She was not surprised to see Jack as she had been made aware by the head that he would be appearing at some point during the day to explain the mysterious disappearance of Len and Con the previous day. She was surprised though, at how old and tired Jack seemed to be. He appeared to have aged ten years since she had last seen him. Nevertheless she greeted him pleasantly. "Hello Jack. I expect you’re after Hilda. She’s teaching at the moment, but you can wait in her study until she has finished. I’ll get one of the maids to bring you coffee…"
"No, thank you Rosalie, Peters is in the car, and I need to see Joey next, so this visit will have to be brief. Could you please send for Hilda to see me now?" Jack sounded calm enough, but there was something in the tone of his voice that made Roaslie realise there was something badly wrong, and as a result she agreed to do what she could to expadite matters, sending Jack into the study and ringing the bell for a maid. While she waited, she scribbled a note to explain what it was se had seen in Jack that had convinced her that this matter needed her urgent attention.
The maid arrived quickly and Rosalie bade her to hurry in fetching Miss Annersley, pressing the note into her hand. She was acutely aware that she did not want to drag things out for the poor man in the Head's study.
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Date: Sun, Apr. 27th, 2008 01:26 pm (UTC)