Death In The Andes

Death in the AndesEarly that morning, as she did whenever she was leaving on a trip, Señora d'Harcourt woke while it was still dark, just seconds before the alarm went off. And with the same tingle of excitement she felt each time she traveled to the countryside, either for work or for pleasure (they were indistinguishable as far as she was concerned), even though she had been doing it for nearly 30 years now. She dressed quickly, tiptoed out of the room so as not to wake her husband and went do...