England Made Me (2001)
“It was his idea. He said that the chauffeur made the car conspicuous. Krogh offered no objection; he had offered no objection from the start of the drive. When Anthony stopped and ordered a drink, Krogh drank too. Kate watched him with anxiety. He sat solidly over his drink, saying nothing.
At the restaurant where they stopped for the third time, Krogh broke a glass. Anthony had said, ‘Tomorrow Erik and I are going shopping. I’m going to choose him some clothes. After all, we’re almost brot...hers now.’ She had not realized till then how much Krogh had drunk; he had had no lunch; he had been busy all the afternoon with long-distance calls. ‘We are going shopping, aren’t we, Erik?’ Anthony said and Krogh began to explain carefully that he wanted the party to be a success. He had every reason to be grateful to Anthony.
‘Have another drink?’ Anthony said. But Krogh was still intent on finishing his speech. ‘All this morning,’ he said, ‘I was able to work very clearly, because I hadn’t to worry about tonight.MoreLess
At the restaurant where they stopped for the third time, Krogh broke a glass. Anthony had said, ‘Tomorrow Erik and I are going shopping. I’m going to choose him some clothes. After all, we’re almost brot...hers now.’ She had not realized till then how much Krogh had drunk; he had had no lunch; he had been busy all the afternoon with long-distance calls. ‘We are going shopping, aren’t we, Erik?’ Anthony said and Krogh began to explain carefully that he wanted the party to be a success. He had every reason to be grateful to Anthony.
‘Have another drink?’ Anthony said. But Krogh was still intent on finishing his speech. ‘All this morning,’ he said, ‘I was able to work very clearly, because I hadn’t to worry about tonight.MoreLess
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