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stood up. He removed his helmet, to show respect, and sidled through the damp grass to the back door. He knocked, very gently.
After a wait of several seconds he clamped his helmet back on his head, said, 'No-one in. Blast', and started to stride away.
The door opened. It opened very slowly, and with the maximum amount of creak. Simple neglect wouldn't have caused that depth of groan; you'd need careful work with hot water over a period of weeks. The sergeant 'She did what?' said the duke.
The sergeant stared fixedly at an area a few inches to the right of the duke's chair.
'She give me a cup of tea, sir,' he said.
'And what about your men?'
'She give them one too, sir.'stopped, and then turned round very slowly while contriving to move as few muscles as possible.He had mixed feelings about the fact that there was nothing in the doorway. In his experience, doors didn't just open themselves.He cleared his throat nervously.Granny Weatherwax, right by his ear, said, 'That's a nasty cough you've got there. You did right in coming to me.'The sergeant looked up at her with an expression of mad gratitude. He said, 'Argle.'