[Q]: it attached with a long string of sapphires the size of my fist . '' oh , '' she said . '' that reminds me . i saw this piece and thought of you , '' she said , casting about for it . the lady who served us wine the night before handed her what looked like folded velvet . eleanor nodded her thanks and slowly peeled back the layers of...

[A]: velvet

[Q]: kari tapped her fingernails on the arm of the sofa . maybe tricia was right . maybe she needed to get out of the house . '' all right . just let me get my things together . '' kari was pulling clean underwear out of a dresser drawer when she realized she was no longer alone . she looked over her shoulder , expecting to see...

[A]: tricia

[Q]: she could n't have a bath without hot water ! or could she ? vadim opened the front door and rushed upstairs to granny sveta 's apartment . forgetting how late it was , he pressed the door bell hard and was surprised when the old woman called with a tremulous voice , '' who is it ? '' '' granny sveta , open up please , it 's me ,...

[A]: vadim

[Q]: '' i 'm not sure she 's only a child . is there anything else down here ? '' chris flashed his light around . along the back wall he saw an opening and started working his way toward it . '' what 's back there chris ? '' chris ignored him and kept walking . dave took one last look down at the toddler skeleton and then took off to keep up with...

[A]:
chris