Summary Of The Epilogue To Guns Germs And Steel Chapter 2

Chapter two She couldn't move then. She thought at first that it was due to the instantaneous and paralyzing fear of the situation, but then she felt the strangely cold hands on her shoulders. It all came rushing back, the memories flooding her mind like so many unwanted shadows. The first time that it happened was about two months ago and Gus had visited her every night since. Now that she had remembered, Hazel knew she would never forget again. She had been crying in the dark, trying so hard to sleep but it just wouldn't come to her. It was then that she heard the door creek open, she saw Gus there, staring at her in the darkness. She could feel what he wanted, even from that far away. He moved

Why couldn't he help her now....why did he have to die? She had no idea that the worst was yet to come. When he had finished, Gus whispered to her something that she would never fully comprehend. He said, " You can't tell anyone about this Hazel. No one will believe you if you do. I am a respected Minister, you're just an impudent child. Or at least you were, he said with a snicker. I suppose you're an impudent women now. I've heard you talking to that Eric, I knew it would only be a matter of time until you gave him your flower and I can't have that. He doesn't deserve it, he doesn't deserve

She was surprised to find cabinets full of food, what seemed like an endless supply of fire wood, water and in the back room a very plush looking bed. She wished then that she would have had her wits about her enough to pass out on the bed instead of the rug pile. She ran her fingers across the mantle of the fireplace which seemed as natural a thing for her to do as breathing. The moment that her finger tips reached the end of the mantle piece, Hazel heard a small popping noise and noticed that one of the bricks above the mantle had fallen out of