Karl felt trapped by Kristian's domineering power and size, yet the feeling was strangely distant. Karl's reaction to her rudeness was infinitesimal; she could not tell whether he was offended, surprised or unmoved. Lying in a hospital bed, Anne stroking her head… only a fragment, like a brief dream. He shook his head a little, seeming lost for words.
Karl came and I wasn't here and he's gone… Then, No, he would have waited longer than this… Unless he never meant to come anyway. It took a lot to shock Elizabeth. html (502 of 711)28-12-2006 21:38:59A Taste never discussed it. She had left Karl in the early hours, not wanting to risk discovery when the maid came in with the tea, but alone in her room she had gone into a state of shock.
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