A description of
Harold Lauder's actions from The Stand:
"In the hour before dawn, he replaced the diary in
Fran's pack and secured the buckles. He took no special precautions. If she woke, he thought coldly, he would kill her and then run. Run where? West. But he would not stop in Nebraska or even in Colorado, oh no.
She didn't wake.
He went back to his sleeping bag. He masturbated bitterly." (
562)
