The Book of Blood Volume 5 The Madonna Part 2
The flame of the second match failed to penetrate more than a yard or two down the corridor. 'Are you there?' She could not be far, he reasoned. Lighting a third match, he went in search of her. He had gone a few steps only when he heard somebody behind him. He turned. Torchlight lit the fright on his face. It was only the Italian Shoes. 'There's no way in.' 'There's no need to blind me,' Garvey said. The beam dropped. 'I'm sorry.' 'There's somebody here, Coloqhoun. A girl.' 'A girl?' 'You know something about it maybe?' 'No.' 'She was stark naked. Standing three or four yards from me.' Jerry looked at Garvey, mystified. Was the man suffering from sexual delusions? 'I tell you I saw a girl,' Garvey protested, though no word of contradiction had been offered. 'If you hadn't arrived I'd have had my hands on her.' He glanced back down the corridor. 'Get some light down there.' Jerr…
