The Phenomenals: a Tangle of Traitors
“He didn’t like this part of Degringolade.
‘Domne, but hurry up,’ he urged into the night.
As if in answer to his plea, a polished Troika drawn by three black horses pulled up on the other side of the road. Edgar ran over to it – the carriage door opened and the steps were let down.
‘Thank the Lord you’re here, sir,’ he said as he climbed in.
‘And good evening to you too, Edgar,’ replied a smooth voice from the tenebrous interior. The carriage lights were low and the man sitting ...opposite Edgar was a mere shadow.
‘Would you care for some Grainwine?’ he asked, taking an elegant bottle of transparent liquid and two glasses from a small cabinet built into the back of his seat. ‘You see, I have put your idea to good use.’ The cold air within the cabinet rolled out and the atmosphere in the carriage became distinctly cooler.
Edgar nodded.MoreLess
‘Domne, but hurry up,’ he urged into the night.
As if in answer to his plea, a polished Troika drawn by three black horses pulled up on the other side of the road. Edgar ran over to it – the carriage door opened and the steps were let down.
‘Thank the Lord you’re here, sir,’ he said as he climbed in.
‘And good evening to you too, Edgar,’ replied a smooth voice from the tenebrous interior. The carriage lights were low and the man sitting ...opposite Edgar was a mere shadow.
‘Would you care for some Grainwine?’ he asked, taking an elegant bottle of transparent liquid and two glasses from a small cabinet built into the back of his seat. ‘You see, I have put your idea to good use.’ The cold air within the cabinet rolled out and the atmosphere in the carriage became distinctly cooler.
Edgar nodded.MoreLess
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