The Horseman’s News (4)

Once again she found herself straining to listen, only this time it seemed somehow more important. She wanted to get closer so she could catch it – the precious news. But when she tried to, she found it was well nigh impossible. - As if there was a screen between herself and the horsemen. In the end she gave up, and lay back on the bed.

The horsemen carried on speaking; she didn’t care. She closed her eyes and tried to forget them. That’s the end of it, she thought. - No more horsemen, no more news –

Just as she was about to let go, she heard a voice in her ear. What the horseman was saying, even if at the moment not entirely clear, would become so after she listened to his news.