The Perils of Pleasure
“A moment of staring passed.
“You look like bloody hell, Col,” Marcus said fi nally, easily.
Brothers.
“You don’t like my beard?” Colin rubbed at his chin.
“Oh. Is that a beard? I thought you just needed a good scrubbing.”
“That, too. Don’t get any closer. I can scarcely tolerate the smell of myself.”
More silence.
“It’s awfully good to see you, Col.”
“You, too.”
No hugging would take place. Marcus didn’t typically do things like that. Emotion might spill over into a shoulder punch in a moment, ...however, or a hearty back slap, if they weren’t careful.
“How the devil did you fi nd me?” Colin asked.
“Well, I wasn’t precisely looking for you, Colin. But I discovered Horace was here, and I do know that generally all I have do to fi nd you is look for the trouble. If I found Horace, I thought I’d bring him back before anyone else could find him or harm him. And hope that somehow word got to you that Horace had been found.”
Marcus told Colin how he’d come to be there: the Mercury Club books, the deductions he’d made, the confrontation with Mr.MoreLess
“You look like bloody hell, Col,” Marcus said fi nally, easily.
Brothers.
“You don’t like my beard?” Colin rubbed at his chin.
“Oh. Is that a beard? I thought you just needed a good scrubbing.”
“That, too. Don’t get any closer. I can scarcely tolerate the smell of myself.”
More silence.
“It’s awfully good to see you, Col.”
“You, too.”
No hugging would take place. Marcus didn’t typically do things like that. Emotion might spill over into a shoulder punch in a moment, ...however, or a hearty back slap, if they weren’t careful.
“How the devil did you fi nd me?” Colin asked.
“Well, I wasn’t precisely looking for you, Colin. But I discovered Horace was here, and I do know that generally all I have do to fi nd you is look for the trouble. If I found Horace, I thought I’d bring him back before anyone else could find him or harm him. And hope that somehow word got to you that Horace had been found.”
Marcus told Colin how he’d come to be there: the Mercury Club books, the deductions he’d made, the confrontation with Mr.MoreLess
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