“Humphrey followed him with the dark green bottle of vintage port in its straw basket, bearing it with a stately reverence usually reserved for holy relics. “Ah, there you are,” Adam said, smiling as he rose to shake the younger man’s hand. “And I see that Humphrey has been entrusted with the grave responsibility of carrying the port. Shall we allow him to do the honors?” “By all means,” Peregrine said with a grin, depositing his own burden on the table before the fire, where Adam was clearing a... space. “And pour one for yourself as well, Humphrey.” “Thank you very much, sir,” Humphrey replied, a pleased smile touching his usually impassive features. As the butler retired to deposit the port on a Jacobean sideboard and began assembling the necessary requisites of corkscrew and crystal glasses, Peregrine settled in the chair opposite Adam and set aside the manila envelope and a slender booklet on paintings housed in properties owned by the National Trust for Scotland.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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