“The room’s best feature was its heavy oak door, which he planned to shut as soon as Hamish, Natasha, and the available Camelot Irregulars got settled. It was past tea time, which meant they wouldn’t be disturbed. The first thing he noticed, besides the room’s small size and overwhelming clutter, was the musty odour of stale coffee, old carpet, and heavy drapes. A dusty-rose loveseat and a striped armchair sat in front of the windows. Paperbacks spilled out of the curved bookshelves that gav...e the room its name. Two hardback chairs piled with dog-eared magazines crowded a small wooden table, on which were balanced two insulated carafes, a sugar bowl, a pitcher of milk, and a plate of stale-looking doughnuts. No sandwiches today. The place looked like an afterthought, somewhere to stash faded chintz, mismatching stripes, discarded newspapers, three garage-sale lamps, and, it seemed, past-their-prime snacks. “Don’t sit on that,” Phyllis told Natasha, who was sweeping crumbs from the armchair’s frayed cushion.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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