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Dinner copyright 2000, by Hannah Disclaimer:
The characters Dr. Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling were created by Thomas
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The table is lovely. Crystal and candlelight. She looks across to study her companion and finds him smiling at her indulgently, his eyes gleaming in the soft light cast by the flames. She finds herself lost in his gaze, unsure where her hesitation might have come from. She lifts knife and fork to commence dining and her does the same. He watches her intently, pleasure in his eyes. “Is everything to your liking, My Dear?” “Yes,” she replies. “Everything is lovely.” A smile, the flash of sharp, white teeth. He looks to her empty wine glass. “More Chianti, Clarice?” copyright 2000, by Hannah |