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7past just as she entered and turned on the light. She froze to the spot as he passed, waved, and then he too, froze. She smiled; not to be overly friendly, but as an apology for startling him.Oh, no, she thought, as she saw him come through the gate and heard her door bell ring. What to do?She walked to the door and opened it to peep round through the gap.%u201cIs everything okay, Elaine?%u201d he asked.%u201cYes, yes,. Sorry about that. There%u2019s a spider in my bath. I came down to the kitchen to fetch a glass to catch it. I%u2019m sorry you sa... you know.%u201d%u201cDon%u2019t worry. I%u2019m sorry to have had a look at you in your birthday suit. I have embarrassed you and I apologise.%u201d%u201cMy fault. Not yours,%u201d she responded.%u201cMaybe, if you have a fear of spiders, you just panicked and didn%u2019t think?%u201d he asked.%u201cYes. To be frank, I%u2019m terrified of them,%u201d she replied.%u201cWould you like me to remove it for you. I can wait here until you put a something on.%u201d%u201cWould you? Yes, please. Hold on then, I won%u2019t be long.%u201d She closed the door, raced upstairs, slipped a dressing gown on, and returned to the front door. She pulled it open and said, %u201cAll decent now. Come in, please, David.%u201dHe stepped in and said, %u201cLead me to the monster.%u201dShe led him to the bathroom. They went in and she pointed, %u201cIt%u2019s in there.%u201dHe knelt on the floor and looked in. %u201cI left the glass in the kitchen. I%u2019ll go and get it,%u201d she said.He turned to say something, but then he saw she had not tied the Spider