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woman’s voice; her words were unintelligible.
Paul leapt to his feet. “Just a sec.” He walked out. He hurried to the foot of the stairs. He raised
his voice. “Everything all right, Mum?”
A mumbled response that I couldn’t understand came from upstairs.
“What? Oh, all right. Just—just a minute.” He sounded uneasy.
Paul glanced at me across the hallway, frowning. He nodded at me. “She wants you to go up.”