House of the Rising Sun: a Novel
“The secrets of Creation remained the secrets of Creation. A man’s worst experiences were not healed by time but waited for him like a dark cocoon breaking open when he closed his eyes at night. And the comforting virtues of patience and charity often held no sway over irascibility and fear of death. But the greatest cheat, the one a person never got over, was betrayal by a friend and the subsequent loss of faith in one’s fellow man.
After Hackberry took Ruby back to the hotel, he hired a jitney... to drive him to Arnold Beckman’s office and told the driver to wait while he went inside. The secretary was a small Asian woman who wore big glasses and made Hackberry think of a smiling goldfish. “He’s not here right now.”
“Do you know where he is?” Hackberry asked.
“Are you Mr. Holland?”
“How do you know my name?”
“Mr. Beckman said you might be here this morning. He left this for you.”
On the piece of notebook paper were an address near the brothel district and the words “See me.”MoreLess
After Hackberry took Ruby back to the hotel, he hired a jitney... to drive him to Arnold Beckman’s office and told the driver to wait while he went inside. The secretary was a small Asian woman who wore big glasses and made Hackberry think of a smiling goldfish. “He’s not here right now.”
“Do you know where he is?” Hackberry asked.
“Are you Mr. Holland?”
“How do you know my name?”
“Mr. Beckman said you might be here this morning. He left this for you.”
On the piece of notebook paper were an address near the brothel district and the words “See me.”MoreLess
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