Treasure Hunt
““Should I have him call you?”
“No, thank you. I’m going out now and won’t be back till late.”
“Should I tell him anything?”
“Well, yes.”
He had to say it in a roundabout way so that she wouldn’t understand what he was talking about . . .
“Tell him I urgently need those things we were talking about, and to call me tomorrow morning.”
Then he went and sat on the veranda to smoke a cigarette.
When he saw Ingrid in the doorway, he did a double take.
How was it that th...e years didn’t pass for that woman? The gears of time had jammed for her. In fact, she looked even younger to him than the last time he’d seen her, and more than a year had gone by. She was dressed the same way as usual, jeans, blouse, and sandals. And she was as elegant as if she were wearing a designer dress.MoreLess
“No, thank you. I’m going out now and won’t be back till late.”
“Should I tell him anything?”
“Well, yes.”
He had to say it in a roundabout way so that she wouldn’t understand what he was talking about . . .
“Tell him I urgently need those things we were talking about, and to call me tomorrow morning.”
Then he went and sat on the veranda to smoke a cigarette.
When he saw Ingrid in the doorway, he did a double take.
How was it that th...e years didn’t pass for that woman? The gears of time had jammed for her. In fact, she looked even younger to him than the last time he’d seen her, and more than a year had gone by. She was dressed the same way as usual, jeans, blouse, and sandals. And she was as elegant as if she were wearing a designer dress.MoreLess
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