Pasha (2014)
“It had been done in the politest and most gentlemanly way, yet with finality, along with the offhand suggestion of an alternative course—a novel.
The office was further along, the polished brass plate still on the door.
This was now a matter of the gravest import. If the book had met with success … If, however, what he had seen was a scandalously copied version … He hesitated, then knocked firmly.
The door was opened by the same old gentleman in half-spectacles who had wished him well before. “...Why, sir! How kind of you to call again. Do come in. I’ll tell Mr Murray you’re here—I won’t be a moment.” He hurried up the stairs, leaving the lowly clerks glancing at Renzi with curiosity.
Shortly a call came from the next floor. “He bids you join him, sir, and you are welcome!”
Renzi entered the book-lined office.
“Come in, come in! Sit yourself down, man,” Mr John Murray said, showing every evidence of interest and politeness.
Renzi perched on a carved chair of another age.MoreLess
The office was further along, the polished brass plate still on the door.
This was now a matter of the gravest import. If the book had met with success … If, however, what he had seen was a scandalously copied version … He hesitated, then knocked firmly.
The door was opened by the same old gentleman in half-spectacles who had wished him well before. “...Why, sir! How kind of you to call again. Do come in. I’ll tell Mr Murray you’re here—I won’t be a moment.” He hurried up the stairs, leaving the lowly clerks glancing at Renzi with curiosity.
Shortly a call came from the next floor. “He bids you join him, sir, and you are welcome!”
Renzi entered the book-lined office.
“Come in, come in! Sit yourself down, man,” Mr John Murray said, showing every evidence of interest and politeness.
Renzi perched on a carved chair of another age.MoreLess
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