A Colder Kind of Death (2011)
“I thought about my daughter. She was a resolute child. In the summer one of her friends had found a kitten; every day since, Taylor had asked if she could have a cat. And now we had the pumpkin. I looked at him, plumped on the picnic table, King of the Back Yard. “I’ll bet you’ll still be here on St. Patrick’s Day, Jack,” I said.
Hilda McCourt came into the kitchen as I was knotting the scarf Greg had given me. She bent to look at its intricate swirls of colour.
“Amazing,” she said. “A silk for... the seraglio.”
She was wearing a black and gold velvet evening coat, and jewelled starbursts flashed in her ears. With her deep russet hair, the effect was stunning.
“You look as if you could be in a seraglio yourself,” I said.
“I don’t think I’d last,” Hilda said. “I’ve never found it agreeable to dance on command.” She smiled serenely. “I must admit, though, that the idea of having young men dance at my bidding is not without appeal.”
The snow started as we turned off Albert Street onto College Avenue.MoreLess
Hilda McCourt came into the kitchen as I was knotting the scarf Greg had given me. She bent to look at its intricate swirls of colour.
“Amazing,” she said. “A silk for... the seraglio.”
She was wearing a black and gold velvet evening coat, and jewelled starbursts flashed in her ears. With her deep russet hair, the effect was stunning.
“You look as if you could be in a seraglio yourself,” I said.
“I don’t think I’d last,” Hilda said. “I’ve never found it agreeable to dance on command.” She smiled serenely. “I must admit, though, that the idea of having young men dance at my bidding is not without appeal.”
The snow started as we turned off Albert Street onto College Avenue.MoreLess
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