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251
Richard
waited
by
his
front
door
until
he
heard
the
main
door
slam
,
several
floors
below
.
He
started
to
walk
down
the
hall
,
back
toward
the
bathroom
,
when
the
phone
rang
loudly
,
startling
him
.
He
sprinted
back
down
the
hall
and
picked
up
the
receiver
.
"
Hello
?
"
said
Richard
.
"
Hello
?
"
252
No
sound
came
out
of
the
receiver
.
Instead
,
there
was
a
click
,
and
Jessica
s
voice
came
out
of
the
answering
machine
on
the
table
next
to
the
phone
.
Her
voice
said
,
"
Richard
?
This
is
Jessica
.
I
m
sorry
you
re
not
there
,
because
this
would
have
been
our
last
conversation
,
and
I
did
so
want
to
tell
you
this
to
your
face
.
"
The
phone
,
he
realized
,
was
completely
dead
.
The
receiver
trailed
a
foot
or
so
of
cord
,
and
was
then
neatly
cut
off
.
253
"
You
embarrassed
me
very
deeply
last
night
,
Richard
,
"
the
voice
continued
.
"
As
far
as
I
m
concerned
our
engagement
is
at
an
end
.
I
have
no
intention
of
returning
the
ring
,
nor
indeed
of
ever
seeing
you
again
.
Bye
.
"
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254
The
tape
stopped
turning
,
there
was
another
click
,
and
the
little
red
light
began
to
flash
.
255
"
Bad
news
?
"
asked
the
girl
.
She
was
standing
just
behind
him
,
in
the
kitchen
part
of
the
apartment
,
with
her
arm
neatly
bandaged
.
She
was
getting
out
tea
bags
,
putting
them
in
mugs
.
The
kettle
was
boiling
.
256
"
Yes
,
"
said
Richard
.
"
Very
bad
.
"
He
walked
over
to
her
,
handed
her
the
HAVE
YOU
SEEN
THIS
GIRL
?
poster
.
"
That
s
you
,
isn
t
it
?
"
257
She
raised
an
eyebrow
.
"
The
photograph
s
me
.
"
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258
"
And
you
are
.
.
.
Doreen
?
"
259
She
shook
her
head
.
"
I
m
Door
,
Richardrichard
-
mayhewdick
.
Milk
and
sugar
?
"
260
Richard
was
feeling
utterly
out
of
his
league
by
now
.
And
he
said
,
"
Richard
.
Just
Richard
.
No
sugar
.
"
Then
he
said
,
"
Look
,
if
it
isn
t
a
personal
question
,
what
happened
to
you
?
"