The Last Darkness
“In Wellington Street, where lamps were lit, traffic was dense and ill-tempered: horn-blowers all. Incarceration in a motionless car diminished the zone of your tolerance, especially in the period leading up to Christmas. He couldn’t find a parking space in Wellington, so he turned the car into Waterloo Street and deftly beat a slick young man in a Beamer to the only available space.
Three-thirty and almost dark. The wind, whipping through old shipbuilding yards, blew the rain from the river. Pe...rlman drew up the collar of his coat and walked until he found himself outside Solway House, an office building made of glass. It looked fragile, like a big bright lightbulb. He went inside, checked the directory in the foyer, an area of muted lights and fancy palms in giant ceramic pots with African motifs.
He found the name he wanted, and rode the lift to the fourth floor, where he stepped into the reception area of SB Worldwide (Scotland), A Registered Charity. Glossy flyers and folders, descriptive of SB’s good works in Africa and the Far East, were stacked on a coffee table.MoreLess
Three-thirty and almost dark. The wind, whipping through old shipbuilding yards, blew the rain from the river. Pe...rlman drew up the collar of his coat and walked until he found himself outside Solway House, an office building made of glass. It looked fragile, like a big bright lightbulb. He went inside, checked the directory in the foyer, an area of muted lights and fancy palms in giant ceramic pots with African motifs.
He found the name he wanted, and rode the lift to the fourth floor, where he stepped into the reception area of SB Worldwide (Scotland), A Registered Charity. Glossy flyers and folders, descriptive of SB’s good works in Africa and the Far East, were stacked on a coffee table.MoreLess
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