Breakheart Pass (2012)
“The distant peaks of the previous evening were now invisible, even although measurably closer; the grey and total opacity of the sky ahead – to the west, that was – was indication enough that, not many miles away, snow was falling. And, as could be seen from the gentle swaying of the snow-clad pine-tops, the morning wind was steadily freshening. Some of the pools in the river, where the water was almost still, had ice reaching out from both banks to meet almost in the middle. The mountain winte...r was at hand.
Henry, the steward, was stoking the already glowing stove in the officers' day coach when Colonel Claremont entered from the passageway, passing the recumbent and apparently sleeping form of Deakin without so much as a glance. Claremont, his limp of the previous night apparently now no more than a memory, rubbed his hands briskly together.
'A bitter morning, Henry.' 'It's all that, sir. Breakfast? Carlos has it all ready.' Claremont crossed to the window, drew the curtain, rubbed the misted glass and peered out unenthusiastically.MoreLess
Henry, the steward, was stoking the already glowing stove in the officers' day coach when Colonel Claremont entered from the passageway, passing the recumbent and apparently sleeping form of Deakin without so much as a glance. Claremont, his limp of the previous night apparently now no more than a memory, rubbed his hands briskly together.
'A bitter morning, Henry.' 'It's all that, sir. Breakfast? Carlos has it all ready.' Claremont crossed to the window, drew the curtain, rubbed the misted glass and peered out unenthusiastically.MoreLess
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