October Men
““Mr. Richardson!” Surprise, relief and then suspicion chased each other across Mrs. Clark’s face in quick succession. “Well I never!”
“Never what, Clarkie?” It pained him to see that shrewd, good-natured face so changed: the good nature had been driven out by fatigue, the pink cheeks were pale and the shrewdness had been sharpened into wariness. Standing up to the Superintendent and the Brigadier had not taken the stuffing out of her, but it had pushed her hard nevertheless.
“I never ex...pected to see you, Mr. Richardson, sir. Not just now.”
“”Never expected to be here, and that’s a fact.” He turned to the uniformed policeman who stood like a monstrous statue beside the grandfather clock, out of place and out of proportion among the shining brass and polished oak of the dining room. “Very good, officer— you can leave us.”
The policeman stared at him doubtfully.
“Out!”MoreLess
“Never what, Clarkie?” It pained him to see that shrewd, good-natured face so changed: the good nature had been driven out by fatigue, the pink cheeks were pale and the shrewdness had been sharpened into wariness. Standing up to the Superintendent and the Brigadier had not taken the stuffing out of her, but it had pushed her hard nevertheless.
“I never ex...pected to see you, Mr. Richardson, sir. Not just now.”
“”Never expected to be here, and that’s a fact.” He turned to the uniformed policeman who stood like a monstrous statue beside the grandfather clock, out of place and out of proportion among the shining brass and polished oak of the dining room. “Very good, officer— you can leave us.”
The policeman stared at him doubtfully.
“Out!”MoreLess
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