Bye.”
She hung up and returned to the settee in the living room. xxx 18 dismantling Stonehenge or something.”
“What are you going to do with it, then?”
“Just keep it, I suppose. But more was to come. She strained hard, spreading her legs and trying to breathe like women did in hospital dramas when they were giving birth. She turned her face to one side and spat in disgust. A moment later she experienced her first contraction. It was, of course, impossible to tell whether the spell had worked or not, and would be for some time. A couple of thuds behind her told her that her pursuers were not far away. After a short interval, some more arrived, jogging more slowly, and behind these were others that were walking, feeling their way along the walls.
