"We rose at seven...lunched at noon precisely; then there was nothing left to do."(Paragraph 2)

"The dining room, a living room... a bath, the kitchen, our bedrooms and the hall."(Paragraph 5)

"'I had to shut the door to the passage. They’ve taken over the back part.'"(Paragraph 8)

"'They’ve taken over,' Irene said...dropped the knitting without looking at it."(paragraph 25)

"Irene never bothered anyone.Once the morning housework was finished, she knitted."(Parargraph3)

"We would die here someday...or... topple it ourselves before it was too late." (Paragraph 2)

"One entered the house through a vestibule with...tiles and a...gated door." (Paragraph 5)

"The house...too much dust...rise...and settle again on the furniture." (Paragrapraph 5)

"I heard something in the library...The sound came through muted and indistinct."(Paragraph 6)

"In that case...we’ll have to live on this side,”...picking up her knitting again."(Paragraph12)

...the yarn ran back toward the door and disappeared." (Paragraph 25)

"I sipped at the mate very carefully, she took her time starting her work again." (Paragraph 13)