“The colonel’s leg had given out as he had been coming down the stairs for luncheon, and he had taken a tumble. Nothing serious, he insisted, but he would keep to his bed for the next few days with the leg wrapped and propped on a pillow. “A good chance to work on the memoir,” I said brightly, cursing the bad luck that had laid him low. I was meant to meet Masterman the following day, and it seemed I should be stuck in the hotel instead, shackled to the typewriter or playing games of chess t...o amuse the colonel. But he waved me off. “Can’t possibly concentrate with this leg wrapped up. Itches like hellfire, pardon the expression. No, you go out and amuse yourself tomorrow. See more of the city.” I tried to hide my elation, but I was turning cartwheels in my head. “That’s very kind of you, Colonel.” He waved me off. “Talbot will stay here and look after me. But mind you take Faruq.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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