Black Hearts in Battersea

But she seemed to have locked the door behind her and, as he rattled the latch unavailingly and then rapped the locker, something dark and suffocating was forced down over his head and a pair of hands gripped his throat."Simon, coming to London to study painting with his old friend Dr Field, finds he has vanished without trace.

Dar ea parea sa fi incuiat usa in urma ei si, in timp ce el a zanganit zavorul inutil si apoi a batut in dulap, ceva intunecat si sufocant a fost fortat sa coboare peste capul lui si o pereche de maini l-au prins de gat. Simon, venind la Londra, studiaza pictura cu vechiul sau prieten Dr Field, constata ca a disparut fara urma.