Above Suspicion (2012)
“Frances waited at the entrance to the Hauptbahnhof and stared across the warm darkness of the enormous square. Richard had told her that the old town lay beyond. Its lights were few. It seemed already asleep within its walls.
The porter had found them a taxi, at last. Richard gave the driver the name of the hotel. The driver looked at them. His face was large and round and expressionless.
“It isn’t here, any more,” he said.
The porter was listening. “The Königshof is near the same place. It is ...highly esteemed,” he volunteered.
“All right, then,” said Richard, “the Königshof.”
They sat in silence during the short journey to the hotel.
“You could have walked,” said the driver as they got out of the taxi. He seemed as if he disapproved of their extravagance.
Richard made no reply.
“Did you know the Goldner Hahn well?” the driver asked suddenly.
“I stayed there in ’32. What happened to it?”
The man was silent.
“What happened to it?” Richard asked again.MoreLess
The porter had found them a taxi, at last. Richard gave the driver the name of the hotel. The driver looked at them. His face was large and round and expressionless.
“It isn’t here, any more,” he said.
The porter was listening. “The Königshof is near the same place. It is ...highly esteemed,” he volunteered.
“All right, then,” said Richard, “the Königshof.”
They sat in silence during the short journey to the hotel.
“You could have walked,” said the driver as they got out of the taxi. He seemed as if he disapproved of their extravagance.
Richard made no reply.
“Did you know the Goldner Hahn well?” the driver asked suddenly.
“I stayed there in ’32. What happened to it?”
The man was silent.
“What happened to it?” Richard asked again.MoreLess
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