When I wake, I have a brief, delicious feeling of happiness that is somehow connected with Peeta. Happiness, of course, is a complete absurdity at this point, since at the rate things are going, I'll be dead in a day. And that's the best-case scenario, if I'm able to eliminate the rest of the field, including myself, and get Peeta crowned as the winner of the Quarter Quell. Still, the sensation's so unexpected and sweet I cling to it, if only for a few moments. Before the gritty sand, the hot sun, and my itching skin demand a return to reality...

From the reminiscences of Dr. John Watson – As recorded by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Narrated by Simon Vance A Study in Scarlet (1887) Introduction   —    Contents The Sign of Four (1890) Introduction   —    Contents The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) Introduction   —    Contents The Valley of Fear (1915) Introduction   —    Contents Listen & Read Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories From the reminiscences of Dr. John Watson – As recorded by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Narrated by Simon Vance Casebook of Sherlock...