Gently With the Painters
“As he was shaving he made ridiculous faces in the mirror, and several times he caught himself grinning idiotically at nothing. A shadow had been lifted, the shadow of new responsibilities. Once more he was off on his own cherished authority. Like a virtuoso, who, for a time, has been obliged to assist the orchestra, he was released again to his independent rhapsodies.
‘And some they whistled, and some they sang.’ The most nonsensical of things kept running through his mind. At breakfast he ...astounded Mrs Jarvis by reciting a verse from a ballad, though why it should seem so apposite he couldn’t have explained, even to himself.
‘Are you going to be away for long, Superintendent?’ She regarded him, he noticed, with a blend of reproval and concern. Stephens, who arrived early, had brought an enormous suitcase with him. His face shone as though he had scrubbed it and he had recently clipped his small, downy moustache.
‘I’ve been thinking the case over …’ Gently gave him a cup of tea.MoreLess
‘And some they whistled, and some they sang.’ The most nonsensical of things kept running through his mind. At breakfast he ...astounded Mrs Jarvis by reciting a verse from a ballad, though why it should seem so apposite he couldn’t have explained, even to himself.
‘Are you going to be away for long, Superintendent?’ She regarded him, he noticed, with a blend of reproval and concern. Stephens, who arrived early, had brought an enormous suitcase with him. His face shone as though he had scrubbed it and he had recently clipped his small, downy moustache.
‘I’ve been thinking the case over …’ Gently gave him a cup of tea.MoreLess
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