81.   So she hurried downstairs to fix herself some breakfast -- and almost stopped in her tracks at the sight of the figure who was seated at the kitchen table.

82.   She almost apologised, but in time she stopped herself.

83.   But on her way to the front hall she stopped in her tracks as, suddenly, all hell seemed to break loose around her.

84.   And then she saw them and stopped dead in her tracks.

85.   Even her heart seemed to have stopped in mid-beat in her breast.

86.   There was probably a night service bus, but she had no idea where she could catch it, or where it stopped in Yonder.

87.   She stopped dead in her tracks.

88.   Stopping in her tracks, she stared at him with cool, blank eyes and freed her arm.

89.   Grasping her wrist, Michele stopped her in her tracks.

90.   She stopped in mid-prowl, tapping one finger thoughtfully against her lip.