The Answer
- Author
- Emil Petaja and W. E. (Willis E.) [Illustrator] Terry
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Short stories · Dreams
- Shelves
- Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery · Category: Novels
The opening, in English.
He had strangled Lisa many times in his dreams. But always, as she died, the phone rang. Did he dare to pick it up and answer the call?...
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy September 1951 Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
The room was dark. It was always dark, so dark he couldn't see the bed, the soft wide bed with the plum satin headpiece that was studded with cushioned buttons, and the triangle of chiffon that was draped elegantly from the ceiling. The Venetian blinds were shut tight, so that not even the blackness of the black summer's night could be seen.
