Money in the Bank (2012)
Money in the Bank
“From the kindly smile on the slablike face that topped it, Jeff saw at once that he was now in the presence of George, Viscount Uffenham, not of Cakebread. There was about the visitor none of that cold aloofness which had prevented a fusion of soul at their last meeting.
"Haryer?" said the mountainous peer affably. "Just came to see if they'd made yer comfortable. Everything all right?" Jeff replied that everything was splendid.
"Capital," said Lord Uffenham. "Capital." He spoke absently, for w...hile he had not actually fallen into a trance, he had ceased to allow his attention to be riveted on what his young friend was saying. He was pottering about the room like a ruminative elephant, examining its contents with an abstracted eye. He picked up Jeff's pyjamas, and inspected them solemnly. There was a book on the table by the bed. He picked that up, and turned its pages for a moment. He also picked up and dropped into the fender a small china ornament which had been standing on the mantelpiece.MoreLess
"Haryer?" said the mountainous peer affably. "Just came to see if they'd made yer comfortable. Everything all right?" Jeff replied that everything was splendid.
"Capital," said Lord Uffenham. "Capital." He spoke absently, for w...hile he had not actually fallen into a trance, he had ceased to allow his attention to be riveted on what his young friend was saying. He was pottering about the room like a ruminative elephant, examining its contents with an abstracted eye. He picked up Jeff's pyjamas, and inspected them solemnly. There was a book on the table by the bed. He picked that up, and turned its pages for a moment. He also picked up and dropped into the fender a small china ornament which had been standing on the mantelpiece.MoreLess
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