Death: The High Cost of Living #3

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Synopsis

Mad Hettie sits in in Didi's apartment; imagining what it will be like once Didi has found her heart. She decides that she wants some tea, but all Didi has in her cupboards is coffee. She goes to knock on Mrs. Robbins' door and asks her if she has any tea.Elsewhere, Didi and Sexton are still locked up in the dark room with Theo's dead body. Sexton asks her why she thinks she's Death, and she replies that it's because she is. When Sexton refutes her by telling her that she's only Didi whose family was killed recently, Didi tells him that's true also. Sexton asks how that can be, but she's not sure. Things are beginning to become somewhat murky and confused for her. She quotes:One day in every century Death takes on mortal flesh, better to comprehend what the lives she takes must feel like , to taste the bitter tang of mortality.Sexton asks her what the quote is from, but she can't remember. She suddenly notices her ankh is missing, and Sexton has to remind her that The Eremite took it. Sexton goes looking through some of the boxes in the room, to see if there's anything in them to help their escape. He finds a Russian doll, and jokes about whomping the Eremite upside the head with it. Tossing the doll to Didi, he continues rummaging and finds a bunch of marbles. He places them on the ground in front of the door, in the hopes that if their blind captor returns, he'll slip and fall. Weary from their long night, both he and Didi fall asleep.They're awakened by the sound of Mad Hettie entering the room and falling flat on her backside. She chastises Sexton for leaving marbles all over the floor. Mrs. Robbins follows her in from behind, and Didi asks them what they're doing there. Mrs. Robbins explains that Mad Hettie read their location in the tea leaves. She notices the dead body on the floor and asks Didi about it. Mrs. Robbins finally decides against calling the police; figuring that it would just create more trouble. Didi apologizes to Mad Hettie for not finding her... Printed so that pages 19 and 20 do not create a two-page spread. The book was reissued , Pages 19 & 20 were corrected and this book was free. Cover price $1.95.