The Face of a Stranger
“For an instant it had been real enough to bring his body out in hot, drenching sweat, and then leave him shivering and nauseous at the sheer bestiality of it.
He put up his hand shakily and felt his wet cheek. There was a hard, angular rain driving on the wind.
He turned to see Evan behind him. But if Evan had felt that savage presence, there was no sign of it in his face. He was puzzled, a little concerned, but Monk could read no more in him than that.
"A violent man." Monk repeate...d Evan's words through stiff lips.
"Yes sir," Evan said solemnly, catching up to him. He started to say something, then changed his mind. "Where are you going to begin, sir?" he asked instead.
It was a moment before Monk could collect his thoughts to reply. They were walking along Doughty Street to Guil-ford Street.
"Recheck the statements," he answered, stopping on the corner curb as a hansom sped past them, its wheels spraying filth.MoreLess
He put up his hand shakily and felt his wet cheek. There was a hard, angular rain driving on the wind.
He turned to see Evan behind him. But if Evan had felt that savage presence, there was no sign of it in his face. He was puzzled, a little concerned, but Monk could read no more in him than that.
"A violent man." Monk repeate...d Evan's words through stiff lips.
"Yes sir," Evan said solemnly, catching up to him. He started to say something, then changed his mind. "Where are you going to begin, sir?" he asked instead.
It was a moment before Monk could collect his thoughts to reply. They were walking along Doughty Street to Guil-ford Street.
"Recheck the statements," he answered, stopping on the corner curb as a hansom sped past them, its wheels spraying filth.MoreLess
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