The old man woke of a sudden, the room around him filled with the night. The doors, open to the terrace, let the cool night air cover his unclad body. He felt the familiar, deep chill that would often wake him in the night, and reached, somewhat urgently, for the thin covers he habitually shed, finding them, again, pushed up against the body of his sleeping wife. He smiled, assured. The covers captured his warmth and the chill relaxed. All his good life was around him, l