So much for my lectures about safety in the lab. However quiet they are, Karl's bound to know they're there. I never know the right words… but I am so sorry, Karl… especially about Therese. *** Edward Lees, yes… I see.
She leaned on the windowsill and stared out, too listless to move although she had been there for two hours. She came to the balustrade and called, Karl? Are you there? Smiling to himself, Pierre answered, Here I am. He's a sweetie, really, and he adores the work I'm doing now. Help me, she mouthed silently.