Son of the Endless Night
“This rare opportunity coincided with the funeral of a cousin in Tenerife, where the new machinery was to be obtained and installed. On the Tuesday after santa semana Olaya took his entire family with him from Heraclio, northernmost of the far-flung Canary Islands that lay off the coast of Saharan Africa. It was the first time the two youngest of the six children had been away from their home, a week-long event of almost unbearable excitement for all of them. Once the obligation of the funeral w...as out of the way they were free to enjoy themselves at the post-Lenten festivities that enlivened the port city, which was blessed with a bumper crop of European tourists— and not a few Americans, among them one of the biggest men Olaya had ever seen.
His name, he said, was Conor Devon, which the captain had a lot of trouble pronouncing. The bearded man was sweating freely despite the cool harbor breezes. He had with him a pair of French students, slim girls in singlets and sandals who spoke some English and good Spanish and who acted as interpreters for him.MoreLess
His name, he said, was Conor Devon, which the captain had a lot of trouble pronouncing. The bearded man was sweating freely despite the cool harbor breezes. He had with him a pair of French students, slim girls in singlets and sandals who spoke some English and good Spanish and who acted as interpreters for him.MoreLess
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