At the break of dawn, at a particular moment, Marcus Shaw suddenly woke up, completely alert.
Ruffling his hair, he turned over and sat up. Vaguely, through the open window, he saw a beam of light scattering across the yard. Startled, he got up and slipped into his slippers to approach the window.
Through the glass window, across the yard, he could see the lit-up living room.
The windows of the living room were bright and clear. Marcus spotted a corner of the living room, just in time to see Nora Scott sitting on the sofa, with the quiet Rose lying in her arms, serene and calm, having no idea how long she had been sitting there.
He suddenly remembered the suggestion the nurse gave him last night—
"It might be a bit troublesome; you'd better stay home these days."
Said very tactfully, if not for the nurse's identity, he wouldn't even know what he was talking about.
