Rats And Gargoyles
“He slid back on to his seat. The Rats in guard uniform took as little notice of him as they had when he had walked past them the day before, filthy with disguise.
He looked up at the white walls, the windows and the blue-tiled turrets and spires, an odd smile appearing on his face.
"So this is their idea of a palace . . . You’re a stubborn man, Lucas." Casaubon rested his bolster-arms across the back of the facing seat, turning his face up to the white sunlight.
His pink frock-coat fell open ac...ross his immense chest. Yellow sweat-rings marked his unlaced linen shirt, under the arms; and he scratched at the fine copper hairs on his chest with pudgy fingers. He leaned forward as the carriages halted in the courtyard, resting a forearm on his spreading thigh.
"Have you ever heard of the Invisible College?" Lucas shook his head. "Nothing to do with the University of Crime?" "Oh, hardly, hardly." At the far side of the yard, another archway opened through to two successive courtyards, each surrounded by four- or five-story blocks.MoreLess
He looked up at the white walls, the windows and the blue-tiled turrets and spires, an odd smile appearing on his face.
"So this is their idea of a palace . . . You’re a stubborn man, Lucas." Casaubon rested his bolster-arms across the back of the facing seat, turning his face up to the white sunlight.
His pink frock-coat fell open ac...ross his immense chest. Yellow sweat-rings marked his unlaced linen shirt, under the arms; and he scratched at the fine copper hairs on his chest with pudgy fingers. He leaned forward as the carriages halted in the courtyard, resting a forearm on his spreading thigh.
"Have you ever heard of the Invisible College?" Lucas shook his head. "Nothing to do with the University of Crime?" "Oh, hardly, hardly." At the far side of the yard, another archway opened through to two successive courtyards, each surrounded by four- or five-story blocks.MoreLess
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