Darkmans
“He was English. But being German seemed to work for him, so he stuck with it, he cultivated it. In fact he’d honed it to such a pitch now that he rarely even thought about it. It just fitted him, somehow, was comfortable, like a well-cut jacket (the maker’s mark – the discreet tag – neatly located on the inside flap, but then gently scratched out – A thumb-nail?
A flattened blade?
– until the embroidery had snagged and become unreadable).
Both of his parents had been teachers. His father, Lauri...e (second-generation London Irish – a lapsed Catholic, whose ancestors hailed from County Waterford, originally), was a huge, flame-haired, pale-skinned man – sandblasted in freckles – who specialised in the sciences. His mother, Clare (darker, much smaller; her grandparents, on her mother’s side, exiled Jews, from Czechoslovakia), specialised in languages (Ancient Greek, Latin, French and German). They were enthusiastic travellers, and had toured extensively – throughout Europe, the Far East and Australia – during the early years of their marriage.MoreLess
A flattened blade?
– until the embroidery had snagged and become unreadable).
Both of his parents had been teachers. His father, Lauri...e (second-generation London Irish – a lapsed Catholic, whose ancestors hailed from County Waterford, originally), was a huge, flame-haired, pale-skinned man – sandblasted in freckles – who specialised in the sciences. His mother, Clare (darker, much smaller; her grandparents, on her mother’s side, exiled Jews, from Czechoslovakia), specialised in languages (Ancient Greek, Latin, French and German). They were enthusiastic travellers, and had toured extensively – throughout Europe, the Far East and Australia – during the early years of their marriage.MoreLess
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