Saint Peter’s Wolf
““You wanted them back.”
They were Stan’s photographs of the fangs.
“That’s right.” I smiled. “And you included the negatives, too. I appreciate it.”
For a moment we were both happy to be distracted with spoons of tea, cups and saucers, cubes of sugar, and the silver tongs with eagle claws I have always found both elegant and funny. Stan asked if I had a beer.
He took five great swallows, and then said, “I called Zinser, just this afternoon.”
I stared at him. “I wish you hadn’t.” I recovered. “I... was just there this afternoon. I must have missed you by a matter of minutes.” I adjusted the red kettle on its burner.
He followed me into the living room, where I lit a match to the manila envelope, and flung it flaming into the fireplace. The chimney drew the tangle of smoke, and the photographs burned quickly, as though they had been intended, all along, for easy destruction.
“He told me some of the relatively recent history of the fangs.” He said the word “fangs”MoreLess
They were Stan’s photographs of the fangs.
“That’s right.” I smiled. “And you included the negatives, too. I appreciate it.”
For a moment we were both happy to be distracted with spoons of tea, cups and saucers, cubes of sugar, and the silver tongs with eagle claws I have always found both elegant and funny. Stan asked if I had a beer.
He took five great swallows, and then said, “I called Zinser, just this afternoon.”
I stared at him. “I wish you hadn’t.” I recovered. “I... was just there this afternoon. I must have missed you by a matter of minutes.” I adjusted the red kettle on its burner.
He followed me into the living room, where I lit a match to the manila envelope, and flung it flaming into the fireplace. The chimney drew the tangle of smoke, and the photographs burned quickly, as though they had been intended, all along, for easy destruction.
“He told me some of the relatively recent history of the fangs.” He said the word “fangs”MoreLess
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