The Paper Grail
“Howard asked, and almost at once he felt a little foolish, a little childish. He realized then that he was full of a vague, bulk-rate uneasiness. There was a shadow lying across the landscape, and he suspected that it had some sort of fearful shape and that he was on the verge of making it out. Here was another piece of that shadow, he had thought, seeing the car parked beneath the neon sign.
Uncle Roy shook his head. “No,” he said. “You can relax about that. You won’t be running into any troub...le from them. I’d guess just the opposite. Follow my lead, though. There might be profit in this. You do the knocking, I’ll do the talking.”
Howard followed him into the bar, suddenly unable to see in the darkness. There were illuminated beer signs on the walls and a light over a pool table in one corner, but it was dim and cool and smelled like spilled beer. He stood for a moment just inside the door in order to let his eyes adjust. Uncle Roy moved off, negotiating the furniture easily—from long practice, probably.MoreLess
Uncle Roy shook his head. “No,” he said. “You can relax about that. You won’t be running into any troub...le from them. I’d guess just the opposite. Follow my lead, though. There might be profit in this. You do the knocking, I’ll do the talking.”
Howard followed him into the bar, suddenly unable to see in the darkness. There were illuminated beer signs on the walls and a light over a pool table in one corner, but it was dim and cool and smelled like spilled beer. He stood for a moment just inside the door in order to let his eyes adjust. Uncle Roy moved off, negotiating the furniture easily—from long practice, probably.MoreLess
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