The Alpine Pursuit
“I said to Stella.
She shook her head. “I heard it from Tamara Rostova. You know, Scott’s girlfriend.”
“Yes, of course.” I pronounced myself improved, if not in appearance, at least in vision. “What did Tamara say?”
“She went short a couple of weeks ago,” Stella said, once again wielding the broom. “I tried to talk her out of it—she has such gorgeous raven hair. It’s the real deal, no tint, no dye, no color of any kind except what God gave her. But she was tired of dealing with it. Anyway, she t...old me that Hans has—had—his office across from hers and one afternoon she heard him let out a terrible groan. That made my ears prick up. No personal woes for Tamara, just juicy gossip. She thought Hans was sick, and ran to see what was wrong. Tamara said he collected himself right away, but she said he looked really queer and his face had turned white. He seemed anxious to get rid of her. She noticed he had what looked like a letter on his desk that he tried to cover with his hands.MoreLess
She shook her head. “I heard it from Tamara Rostova. You know, Scott’s girlfriend.”
“Yes, of course.” I pronounced myself improved, if not in appearance, at least in vision. “What did Tamara say?”
“She went short a couple of weeks ago,” Stella said, once again wielding the broom. “I tried to talk her out of it—she has such gorgeous raven hair. It’s the real deal, no tint, no dye, no color of any kind except what God gave her. But she was tired of dealing with it. Anyway, she t...old me that Hans has—had—his office across from hers and one afternoon she heard him let out a terrible groan. That made my ears prick up. No personal woes for Tamara, just juicy gossip. She thought Hans was sick, and ran to see what was wrong. Tamara said he collected himself right away, but she said he looked really queer and his face had turned white. He seemed anxious to get rid of her. She noticed he had what looked like a letter on his desk that he tried to cover with his hands.MoreLess
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