Stalking the Dragon (2013)
“The beer vendors were selling an occasional glass to the occasional male customer, while some entrepreneur had set up a stand that sold sherry and brandy to the hatpinned ladies and was doing a land-office business.
They had just made it past the worst of the crowd when they bumped into a burly, bald, bearded man wearing dark glasses and an overcoat with its large collar turned up. His glasses began slipping, and he quickly grabbed them, turned his back to the entrance to the wrestling area..., and put them back on.
“Don't give me away, I beg of you!” he whispered.
“To whom?” asked Winnifred, looking around for a potential enemy.
He gestured toward all the women who were waiting to purchase their tickets. “Them!”
“Why would they be interested in you?” she persisted.
He briefly lifted the sunglasses. “Now do you know?”
She looked mystified.MoreLess
They had just made it past the worst of the crowd when they bumped into a burly, bald, bearded man wearing dark glasses and an overcoat with its large collar turned up. His glasses began slipping, and he quickly grabbed them, turned his back to the entrance to the wrestling area..., and put them back on.
“Don't give me away, I beg of you!” he whispered.
“To whom?” asked Winnifred, looking around for a potential enemy.
He gestured toward all the women who were waiting to purchase their tickets. “Them!”
“Why would they be interested in you?” she persisted.
He briefly lifted the sunglasses. “Now do you know?”
She looked mystified.MoreLess
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