Archie reached the top of the stairs, where he saw the new arrivals. There were four of them, led by a middle-aged air raid warden, his uniform marred by ash and soot. He was wheeling a bicycle, in the basket of which rode a small black cat. Just behind him were a middle-aged man wearing an overcoat, a woman in her twenties wearing trousers and a jacket over a woolen pullover, and a pretty teenage girl dressed all in black, with jeans, a jacket over a blouse, and boots.
Rain of Death