The moon was hiding behind a vast ebony cloud shaped like a yew tree, tipping its edges with silver; the rest of the pearly grey sky was threaded with stars. ''Don't,' said Rupert. 'What's the matter? Did he turn you down?'Maud nodded, tears spilling out between her eyelashes. I don't know which of us screamed the louder.
On the opposite bank, lights from the factories and power stations sent glittering yellow snakes across the black water. Nothing ever matched in their house, reflected Declan. The terraces are their stage, their chance to vent the frustrations of the week. Nellie Newstead found a used Band-Aid in her shepherd's pie last term.
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