Pastime
“I used to be able to sit in my office and watch the art director in a large ad agency work at her board. But LindaMorris came in exactly on time, without knocking.
He'd changed his clothes. This morning it had been a black suit with a pale blue chalk stripe. Now it was an olive brown Harris Tweed jacket, with a tattersall shirt and a rust-colored knit tie, with a wide knot. His slacks were charcoal. His kiltie loafers were mahogany cordovan. His wool socks were rust. I knew he was carrying,... but his clothes were so well tailored that I couldn't tell where.
"You got the piece in the small of your back?" I said. "So it won't break the line of your jacket?" "Yeah." "It will take you an extra second to get it. Vanity will kill you sometime, Vinnie." "Hasn't so far," Vinnie said. "The kid hire you?" "No," I said. "It's personal." "You and the kid or you and the old lady?" "The kid. He's like family. The old lady doesn't matter to me except as she matters to the kid." Vinnie was silent.MoreLess
He'd changed his clothes. This morning it had been a black suit with a pale blue chalk stripe. Now it was an olive brown Harris Tweed jacket, with a tattersall shirt and a rust-colored knit tie, with a wide knot. His slacks were charcoal. His kiltie loafers were mahogany cordovan. His wool socks were rust. I knew he was carrying,... but his clothes were so well tailored that I couldn't tell where.
"You got the piece in the small of your back?" I said. "So it won't break the line of your jacket?" "Yeah." "It will take you an extra second to get it. Vanity will kill you sometime, Vinnie." "Hasn't so far," Vinnie said. "The kid hire you?" "No," I said. "It's personal." "You and the kid or you and the old lady?" "The kid. He's like family. The old lady doesn't matter to me except as she matters to the kid." Vinnie was silent.MoreLess
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