He took a hairpin out of my untidy hair (by now my complicated arrangement of ringlets must have looked as if a couple of birds had been nesting there); he took a strand of it and wound it around his finger. With his other hand he began stroking my face, and then he bent down and kissed me again, this time very cautiously. I closed my eyes - and the same thing happened as before: my brain suffered that delicious break in transmission.
Kerstin GierWhenever he looks at me with those big brown eyes, I feel like giving him a nut,โ she said. She even started calling the squirrels running around in the park Mr. Whitmans.
Kerstin GierThe others canโt see me,โ said the little ghost. โI know,โ I said. โMy nameโs Gwyneth. Whatโs yours?โ โDr. White to you,โ said Dr. White. โIโm Robert,โ said the ghost. โThatโs a very nice name,โ I said. โThank you,โ said Dr. White. โIโll return the compliment by saying you have very nice veins.
Kerstin GierYou were talking to that niche in the wall again, Gwyneth. I saw you." "Yes, but it's my favorite bit of wall, Gordon. I'd hurt its feelings if I didn't stop and talk to it.
Kerstin GierI'll just do a round around of the house and make sure the rest of the family are fast asleep. We don't want that sharp-nosed aunt of yours catching us when we find the diamonds." "What diamonds?" "Think positive for once...Which would you rather, diamonds or the remains of a murdered maidservant? It's all a question of attitude.
Kerstin Gier