And No Regrets
“PRYCE was small and tough. Her thin face and neck were leathery and lined, and a fan-shaped set of wrinkles sprang out beyond rimless glasses from the corner of each eye. She wore shirt and breeches, and her voice was rather nasal. It was her habit to rub her left forefinger over the bridge of her nose when she was talking, as though speech let loose an irritant in the bone. It was this mannerism, displaying at frequent intervals her heavy gold wedding ring, that helped tighten Clare’s nerves t...o such a pitch that she was developing a headache.The Pryces were deeply grateful for a real bedroom and meals to which one might dare bring an appetite. As practically all their travelling was by the river they had to travel light, and their usual food consisted chiefly of baked beans and meat concentrates, a diet which their complexions alone proved utterly unwholesome in the tropics.But it was fun having visitors, and being able to converse with a woman, even one as far removed from social contacts as Mrs.MoreLess
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