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The Sign at Six
Stewart Edward White
The Sign at Six
Stewart Edward White
Book Excerpt: ...was often in the street. At noon McCarthy took lunch at a small round table in the cafe below. When he reappeared at the elevator shaft, the elevator starter again verified his watch. Malachi McCarthy had but the one virtue of accuracy, and that had to do with matters of time. At five minutes of six he reached for his hat; at three minutes of six he boarded the elevator."Runs all right to-day, Sam," he remarked genially to the boy whom he had half throttled the evening before. He stood for a moment in the entrance of the building, enjoying the sight of the crowds hurrying to their cars, the elevated, the subway, and the ferries. The clang and roar of the city pleased his senses, as a vessel vibrates to its master tone. McCarthy was feeling largely paternal as he stepped toward the corner, for to a great extent the destinies of these people were in his hands."Easy marks!" was his philanthropic expression of this sentiment. At the corner he stopped for a car. He glanced up at the c...
Media | Boeken Paperback Book (Boek met zachte kaft en gelijmde rug) |
Vrijgegeven | 21 januari 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9798693092440 |
Uitgevers | Independently Published |
Pagina's | 134 |
Afmetingen | 152 × 229 × 7 mm · 190 g |
Taal en grammatica | Engels |
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