Hamilton, Donald - Novel 02
“It was hot in the cramped rear seat; he was stiff and his left arm was asleep. He heard the siren whine past, dying.
“My God,” he said, sitting up to rub his numb hand. “Don’t tell me you were speeding!”
Ann Nicholson turned a white frightened face toward him. “I don’t think so. I’m sure I slowed down to twenty-five in the town…”
Emmett sighed. “Well. It’s never any use arguing with them.”
He stopped. A tall man had got out of the black Ford sedan... that had come to rest ahead. The man looked as if he had been thin ten years ago, and as if the weight he had put on since had not had time to distribute itself about his body; it was all in the lower chest and belly. He still had a thin man’s long legs and narrow shoulders. He was wearing a dark suit without a vest, a striped white shirt and a bow tie. When his coat swung open you could see the star pinned on the shirt. You could also see the cartridge belt constricting the abdomen, the lower part of the holster showing below the coat; but the holster was empty.MoreLess
“My God,” he said, sitting up to rub his numb hand. “Don’t tell me you were speeding!”
Ann Nicholson turned a white frightened face toward him. “I don’t think so. I’m sure I slowed down to twenty-five in the town…”
Emmett sighed. “Well. It’s never any use arguing with them.”
He stopped. A tall man had got out of the black Ford sedan... that had come to rest ahead. The man looked as if he had been thin ten years ago, and as if the weight he had put on since had not had time to distribute itself about his body; it was all in the lower chest and belly. He still had a thin man’s long legs and narrow shoulders. He was wearing a dark suit without a vest, a striped white shirt and a bow tie. When his coat swung open you could see the star pinned on the shirt. You could also see the cartridge belt constricting the abdomen, the lower part of the holster showing below the coat; but the holster was empty.MoreLess
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