Summer Moonshine
“For fully half a minute he remained wrestling with emotions which appeared to preclude speech.
Then he said in a low, grating voice: 'Houseboat?' It was becoming increasingly clear to Joe that a situation had arisen which would call for somewhat delicate handling, and he set himself to pick his words carefully. There had begun to burgeon within him a warm feeling of gratitude to Mr Bulpitt. There, he told himself, was the sort of man he liked – one of few words and with the dramatic sense to ex...it on the telling line, instead of sticking around and going into a lot of explanations which could not but have proved a source of embarrassment.
'Houseboat?' said Sir Buckstone. 'Did he say "houseboat"?' Joe coughed.
'I think "houseboat" was the word he mentioned.' 'What houseboat?' 'Could it possibly,' suggested Joe deferentially, 'be that one of yours?' 'But there's somebody living on that. Man named Peake.' Joe coughed again.
'I was meaning to tell you about that. I was chatting with Peake a short while ago, and the impression I got from something he let fall was that he was thinking of leaving.MoreLess
Then he said in a low, grating voice: 'Houseboat?' It was becoming increasingly clear to Joe that a situation had arisen which would call for somewhat delicate handling, and he set himself to pick his words carefully. There had begun to burgeon within him a warm feeling of gratitude to Mr Bulpitt. There, he told himself, was the sort of man he liked – one of few words and with the dramatic sense to ex...it on the telling line, instead of sticking around and going into a lot of explanations which could not but have proved a source of embarrassment.
'Houseboat?' said Sir Buckstone. 'Did he say "houseboat"?' Joe coughed.
'I think "houseboat" was the word he mentioned.' 'What houseboat?' 'Could it possibly,' suggested Joe deferentially, 'be that one of yours?' 'But there's somebody living on that. Man named Peake.' Joe coughed again.
'I was meaning to tell you about that. I was chatting with Peake a short while ago, and the impression I got from something he let fall was that he was thinking of leaving.MoreLess
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