Billie stood silently beside the white enamel electric range with a double-bladed wood-chopper's axe held poised over her right shoulder, waiting for Jodie to come into reach.
Billie isil isilik zegoen, zuriz esmaltatutako labe elektriko txikiaren ondoan zain, eskuineko sorbalda gainetik airean bi ahoko zurgin aizkora zuela, Jodie irispidean jartzeko zain.