Copper Kingdom (2005)
“Ahead of him lay the works, crouched along the dull, metallic line of the river, the chimneys already sending flames high into the sky. Sterling shivered and it was with a feeling of relief that he rode in through the gates and slid from the saddle, handing over the reins to the young stable boy before striding across the frosty cobbled yard.
It was warm in the office after the biting cold of the street outside and Sterling made his way towards the tall stove, drawing off his gloves, eager to w...arm his hands. The works manager sat in his customary seat near the old stained desk, tweaking the ends of his waxed moustache, looking as though he was a permanent fixture in the works, part of the furnishings.
‘Good morning, Ben, damned cold out,’ Sterling remarked conversationally but the old man did not reply and when Sterling glanced sharply in his direction, Ben was staring down at the pen in his hands.
‘What’s wrong?’ Sterling asked at once and Ben raised his head.
‘Reversing engine’s broken down again,’ he said gloomily.MoreLess
It was warm in the office after the biting cold of the street outside and Sterling made his way towards the tall stove, drawing off his gloves, eager to w...arm his hands. The works manager sat in his customary seat near the old stained desk, tweaking the ends of his waxed moustache, looking as though he was a permanent fixture in the works, part of the furnishings.
‘Good morning, Ben, damned cold out,’ Sterling remarked conversationally but the old man did not reply and when Sterling glanced sharply in his direction, Ben was staring down at the pen in his hands.
‘What’s wrong?’ Sterling asked at once and Ben raised his head.
‘Reversing engine’s broken down again,’ he said gloomily.MoreLess
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