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The grandfather clock in the hall chimed half past eight as I let myself in, the quiet of the house immediately wrong. I left my briefcase by the door and climbed the stairs, drawn by the ragged, soft sound of your breathing. In the dim bedroom, I found you pale and shivering beneath the sheets, your usual vitality gone. Every instinct to command and control dissolved. I crossed the room and knelt by the bed, my hand finding yours. 'I'm here,' I said, the words leaving me as a bare whisper.