Dorchester Terrace (2012)
“The fire burned well, and every time it sank down, he put more coal on it. Outside the rain beat against the windows, sharp with the occasional hail. Gray clouds chased across the sky, gathering and then shredding apart as the wind tore through them. Down in the street passing vehicles sent sprays of water up from the gutters, drenching careless pedestrians walking too close to the curb.
Pitt looked at the pile of papers on his desk. They were the same routine reports that greeted him every day..., but if he did not read them, he might miss one thread that was different, an omission or cross-reference that indicates a change, a connection not made before. There were patterns that anything less than the minutest care would not disclose, and those patterns might be the only warning of a betrayal or an attack to come.
He was disturbed in the rhythm of his reading by a sharp rap on the door. He turned the page down reluctantly.
“Come,” he answered.
The door opened and Stoker came in, closing it silently behind him.MoreLess
Pitt looked at the pile of papers on his desk. They were the same routine reports that greeted him every day..., but if he did not read them, he might miss one thread that was different, an omission or cross-reference that indicates a change, a connection not made before. There were patterns that anything less than the minutest care would not disclose, and those patterns might be the only warning of a betrayal or an attack to come.
He was disturbed in the rhythm of his reading by a sharp rap on the door. He turned the page down reluctantly.
“Come,” he answered.
The door opened and Stoker came in, closing it silently behind him.MoreLess
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