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t the house was simply missing a woman and a child, and it could be so quiet, so quiet to the point of being desolate, almost frighteningly silent.In the kitchen, there would be no more tantalizing ar...he was afraid that if she knew, she would be too proud; or perhaps, he felt it would lower his status!However, he was certain this woman knew nothing. Otherwise, she wouldn't be speaking to him so cal...