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[key_youth_bert]

As dawn turns into daylight outside, they finally part company with Roland, watching him head up the stairs and then disappearing down the staff hallway themselves.

Alain heads to his room; Cuthbert bypasses his own to stand outside Susan's door, where he hesitates. He doesn't want to wake her, if she's asleep...except that he does, and there's no point in kidding himself about it.

So, after another moment, he raises one hand and knocks.