Life and death do not wait for legal action.

But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.

Every moment was a precious thing, having in it the essence of finality.

I held out my arms to him and he came to me like a child.

Those dripping crumpets, I can see them now. Tiny crisp wedges of toast, and piping-hot, flaky scones. Sandwiches of unknown nature, mysteriously flavoured and quite delectable, and that very special gingerbread. Angel cake, that melted in the mouth, and his rather stodgier companion, bursting with peel and raisins. There was enough food there to keep a starving family for a week.

We're not meant for happiness, you and I.

The road to Manderley lay ahead. There was no moon. The sky above our heads was inky black. But the sky on the horizon was not dark at all. It was shot with crimson, like a splash of blood. And the ashes blew towards us with the salt wind from the sea.