Chapter 8

To say I only had a single view outside was a bit of a fib. I did have a second window of sorts, not just the transom near the ceiling, but a reestablished breach through the wall that had replaced my larger casement after painting it shut had proven ineffective. Until very recently, the opening left after the glazier had removed the panes and their framing had been entirely filled in with bricks, then covered with plaster and wall covering on my side. My window was supposed to be a wall now, transformed to remove all temptation several days after “the final incident.”