Gallows View
“She was in Gristhorpe’s office when Banks arrived at the station, and the superintendent called him in the moment he snapped off his Walkman. Gristhorpe clearly had no idea how to deal with her. For all his learning and compassion, he was a country gentleman and was not used to dealing with crusaders like Ms Wycombe. He looked lost.
Some people are susceptible to environment, but Dorothy Wycombe was not. Gristhorpe’s office was a cosy, lived-in room with a studious air about it, but she might j...ust as well have been standing on a platform at Leeds City Station waiting with her arms crossed for the 5:45 to King’s Cross, glaring at everything within her field of vision. The dominant expression on her face during the meeting that followed was one of distaste, as if she had just eaten a particularly sour gooseberry.
“Er . . . Miss . . . er . . . Ms Wycombe, meet Detective Chief Inspector Banks,” Gristhorpe muttered by way of introduction.
“Pleased to meet you,” Banks said apprehensively.MoreLess
Some people are susceptible to environment, but Dorothy Wycombe was not. Gristhorpe’s office was a cosy, lived-in room with a studious air about it, but she might j...ust as well have been standing on a platform at Leeds City Station waiting with her arms crossed for the 5:45 to King’s Cross, glaring at everything within her field of vision. The dominant expression on her face during the meeting that followed was one of distaste, as if she had just eaten a particularly sour gooseberry.
“Er . . . Miss . . . er . . . Ms Wycombe, meet Detective Chief Inspector Banks,” Gristhorpe muttered by way of introduction.
“Pleased to meet you,” Banks said apprehensively.MoreLess
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