The Amber Room (2015)
“Jeffrey walked alone through the darkness of a late-coming dawn. He took a longer way despite the cold that bit hard through his clothes, savoring the solitude and the alienness of this medieval city.
The warmth of Gregor’s building came as a welcome relief, as did the old gentleman’s smile. “Look at the frost on your scarf. How long have you been out there?”
“Long enough to need a glass of tea,” Jeffrey replied. “I hope I’m not too early.”
“My dear young friend, I have been up for hours.”
“Me, too.”
That brought him back from the kitchen alcove. “You did not sleep well?”
“I never do, my first couple of nights here or in eastern Germany,” Jeffrey replied. “There’s so much hitting me.”
“A new world,” Gregor agreed. “And a world of new challenges.” He returned behind the curtain, asked, “What do you do with your time, then, during those sleepless hours?”
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