The Unconsoled
“We've been waiting almost half an hour now. If he isn't back in the next few minutes, we'll have to leave it for today.'I noticed Boris sitting on a sofa on the other side of the lobby. My view of him was largely obscured by a group of tourists standing in the middle of the floor, but I could see that he was engrossed in the tattered handyman's manual I had bought at the cinema. Sophie followed my gaze and laughed again.'He's been so absorbed in that book,' she said. 'After you left last night,... he was looking at it right up until bed. And then this morning, from the time he got up.' She gave another laugh and looked over towards him again. 'It was such a good idea, to buy it for him.''I'm glad he's enjoying it,' I said, turning back to the reception desk. I raised my hand to enquire of the desk clerk what had become of Hoffman, but just then Sophie came a step closer and said in a different voice:'How much longer are you planning to keep it up? It's really upsetting him, you know.'I gave her a puzzled look, but she continued to fix me with a severe stare.'I know things are difficult for you just now,' she went on.MoreLess
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