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Unit Eight Detective Stories Section A Pre-reading Questions 1. What types of stories do you like reading most in your spare time? 2. Why do many people enjoy reading detective stories? 3. Among all the detective stories you have read, what is the most striking one about? An innocent young girl, who felt so thankful for her merciful old landlady, didn’t know that she had been involved in a crime. Will she survive the plot? Her Feet Were Killing Her 1 Roxy pushed the heavy wood door closed with her foot and grabbed a handful of mail from her box. She started up the stairs to the landing and released an almost silent groan when the door of her landlady’s apartment opened. 2 “Hello, Mrs. Larkin. How are you this evening?” She had nothing against Mrs. Larkin, but as she walked home from the subway, she realized her new shoes hurt like hell. All she wanted to do was go upstairs, take them off, and relax. 3 “I’m fine, Ms. Franks. Do you have a minute to stop by and visit?” 4 Roxy already felt a touch of guilt. She had put off visiting the elderly woman for the entire two months. Previously, she excused herself by blaming the pressures of her new job, but she owed her, big time. The woman had bumped another applicant to rent her the space — an incredibly affordable apartment in Lincoln Park. Though new to Chicago, Roxy heard about the upscale neighborhood before she arrived. She never expected to live there. “Okay, just for a minute though, Mrs. Larkin, I really need take these shoes off, my feet are killing me.” 5 Mrs. Larkin ushered her into her home and to a chair. “Let me pour you a small glass of wine, Ms. Franks. That’ll help settle you, and you can take your shoes off here if you’d like.” She half filled two glasses on the table in front of her and gave one to Roxy. “Here you are, dear. How was your day?” 6 The wine, along with a growing awareness of her surroundings, convinced Roxy that she had journeyed back in time. Her grandparent