The house burned an hour before midnight on the last day of April. The wild, distant ringing of the fire bells woke George Hazard. He stumbled through the dark hallway, then upstairs to the mansion tower, and stepped outside into the narrow balcony.
-- John Jakes
   
John Jakes   Name:
John Jakes
Type:
Writer
Nationality:
American
Birth:
March 31, 1932
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