The Devil You Know
“in large gold letters.
Beneath it were a phone number and smaller writing that said, “New and Used Books—Libraries Bought at Excellent Prices.” The glass reflected the passing traffic on Sunset Boulevard, and Marie passed in front of it without paying attention to the sign. She had been here before—more times than she would have cared to count—and the quaint sign no longer charmed her as it had when she had first discovered the store during the war. Now she was more interested in what was insid...e, and as she pushed the door open the smell of old books greeted her immediately.
“Afternoon,”
said the man at the glass-topped counter as he looked up from his copy of the Times. “How’ve you been, Marie?”
She smiled. “I’m good, Jasper. You?”
He shrugged. “All right, I suppose.”
Marie had answered his question automatically, not realizing she was lying. She was hardly good. She had spent much of her time the last few days either terribly angry or terribly worried, often both at the same time.MoreLess
Beneath it were a phone number and smaller writing that said, “New and Used Books—Libraries Bought at Excellent Prices.” The glass reflected the passing traffic on Sunset Boulevard, and Marie passed in front of it without paying attention to the sign. She had been here before—more times than she would have cared to count—and the quaint sign no longer charmed her as it had when she had first discovered the store during the war. Now she was more interested in what was insid...e, and as she pushed the door open the smell of old books greeted her immediately.
“Afternoon,”
said the man at the glass-topped counter as he looked up from his copy of the Times. “How’ve you been, Marie?”
She smiled. “I’m good, Jasper. You?”
He shrugged. “All right, I suppose.”
Marie had answered his question automatically, not realizing she was lying. She was hardly good. She had spent much of her time the last few days either terribly angry or terribly worried, often both at the same time.MoreLess
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