The Company She Kept
“The interior was warm, and the books on offer were interesting. Classical music tapes played unobtrusively in the background. In addition, the rear of the shop sported a well-patronized small coffee corner which sold Viennese pastries, homemade biscuits and slices of pie. It had been run for the last eight or nine years by a husband and wife called Conran. It was one of Alex Jones’s favourite places for relaxing when she was off duty. She was known as a good customer and greeted with pleasure b...y the Conrans. She had just brought a couple of paperbacks and a travel book and was sitting back with a cup of the most delicious coffee to be found in Lavenstock. Alex hadn’t Mayo’s ear for music; she wasn’t passionate about it, but under his tuition her musical tastebuds were coming alive and she was learning to savour classical music rather than gulp it down as medicine. She was surprised and delighted to recognize the Beethoven string quartet in a minor key that was being played ... and to be able to put a name to it, what was more: F minor, Opus 95.MoreLess
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