Sublime

Quite a strange man, thought James, watching him go – but what a relief to discover he still contained the capacity to be taken by surprise.

L. N. FOWLER

His name was Horatio Brown, but no one—except me, years later—ever called him that.

one final choice:

‘You’re our longest-serving contributor,’ said Carleton, flinching at the bang. ‘Our most admired. Indeed I should say our most popular.’ I’m beginning to speak like him, he thought: Thomas Hart is catching, that’s the trouble. ‘I’ve often heard it said that it’s a consolation – that’s the general feeling, as I said to the board – to wake on

friend. I know a guy. Tall, bald, wears lots of earrings. Have a chat with him next—”