The Silver Falcon
“Several women turned to look after him as he passed. He came up to the table where she was waiting for him, and she got up. She held out her hand to him.
‘Richard – I’m so glad you came.’ He looked at her, and the expression was the one she had seen on his face the first time she met him in the study at Beaumont, the morning of Charles’s funeral. Cynical and appraising.
He sat down opposite to her.
‘It was nice of you to call,’ he said. ‘I guess you must be feeling better than you were on Sunda...y. What would you like to drink?’ ‘Nothing,’ Isabel said. ‘I wanted to talk to you. To try and explain.’ Richard smiled, not really looking at her. He signalled a waiter and ordered himself a double Scotch on the rocks.
‘You don’t need to explain anything,’ he said. ‘All of a sudden you were alone with Andrew’s psychopathic patient, and you were scared stiff. I quite understand. In fact,’ he took a large swallow of the drink, ‘I half expected you to run out on me.’ ‘I’m sorry,’ Isabel said slowly.MoreLess
‘Richard – I’m so glad you came.’ He looked at her, and the expression was the one she had seen on his face the first time she met him in the study at Beaumont, the morning of Charles’s funeral. Cynical and appraising.
He sat down opposite to her.
‘It was nice of you to call,’ he said. ‘I guess you must be feeling better than you were on Sunda...y. What would you like to drink?’ ‘Nothing,’ Isabel said. ‘I wanted to talk to you. To try and explain.’ Richard smiled, not really looking at her. He signalled a waiter and ordered himself a double Scotch on the rocks.
‘You don’t need to explain anything,’ he said. ‘All of a sudden you were alone with Andrew’s psychopathic patient, and you were scared stiff. I quite understand. In fact,’ he took a large swallow of the drink, ‘I half expected you to run out on me.’ ‘I’m sorry,’ Isabel said slowly.MoreLess
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