The Gate of Fate

Mrs. Tubens returned the "Cuckoo Clock" story to the third shelf from the bottom, where she had chosen a space for it to include the author's works, Molesworth, among which was that story, to be together in that place, then she was drawn to the "Decorative Room" story, and she held it between her fingers and began to think: should she read it or read the story "The Four Winds Farm"; she did not remember it as much as she remembered the stories "Cuckoo Clock" and "Decorative Room," so her fingers wandered among the books... Tommy was about to return. She was making progress in organizing the books. Yes, she was definitely making progress, if only she had not stopped and pulled out her old favorite books to read them. That was acceptable, but it took a lot of time, so when Tommy asked her in the evening when he returned home about how things were going, she told him: "They are going well now," she had to resort to a lot of tact and trickery to prevent him from going upstairs and taking a close look at what had become of the bookshelves; the whole matter took a long time, as moving to a new house always takes a long time, longer than one might think, and there are always many annoying people, like the electricians who came and seemed annoyed with the work they did the last time they visited; they occupied more large areas of the floor, with cheerful faces, leaving more obstacles for the oblivious housewife who makes mistakes in her steps and gets entangled, only for a timely rescue by an electrician feeling his way under the floor. Author: Agatha Christie Number of pages: 412 Jarir Bookstore editions