A Dead Man in Barcelona (2010)
A Dead Man in Barcelona
“Manuel looked at Enrico, Enrico looked back at Manuel and shrugged. And so the meeting went ahead.
‘This is an English Señor,’ said Manuel. ‘He has come not on his own behalf but on behalf of a grieving father who has lost his son.’ ‘Poor man!’ said Enrico’s mother, much moved.
‘Poor man!’ echoed his wife, ‘Just think, Enrico, if we had lost our Simon!’ ‘Where is the little bugger?’ said Enrico. ‘You’ve made sure that he is staying out of the house?’ ‘He is playing with Ramon.’ ‘That’s ...all right, then.’ Enrico turned to Seymour.
‘So, Señor,’ he said, a little uncertain of himself in this strange situation and therefore belligerent. ‘What can I do for you? I cannot take long. I’m a busy man.’ ‘This will not take long. I want to know how the poison got into the cell.’ ‘Poison!’ said Enrico’s mother, crossing herself. ‘You did not tell us that, Enrico!’ ‘How was I to know it was poison?’ protested Enrico.MoreLess
‘This is an English Señor,’ said Manuel. ‘He has come not on his own behalf but on behalf of a grieving father who has lost his son.’ ‘Poor man!’ said Enrico’s mother, much moved.
‘Poor man!’ echoed his wife, ‘Just think, Enrico, if we had lost our Simon!’ ‘Where is the little bugger?’ said Enrico. ‘You’ve made sure that he is staying out of the house?’ ‘He is playing with Ramon.’ ‘That’s ...all right, then.’ Enrico turned to Seymour.
‘So, Señor,’ he said, a little uncertain of himself in this strange situation and therefore belligerent. ‘What can I do for you? I cannot take long. I’m a busy man.’ ‘This will not take long. I want to know how the poison got into the cell.’ ‘Poison!’ said Enrico’s mother, crossing herself. ‘You did not tell us that, Enrico!’ ‘How was I to know it was poison?’ protested Enrico.MoreLess
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