Sublime

Ce n’était pas Harry mais Amy Pratt, déclara Tamara d’un ton blasé. Je savais bien que ce n’était pas lui. Si vous vous étiez vus détaler comme des lapins. Ha ! Moi je savais bien que ce n’était pas lui, parce qu’il est quelqu’un de chic et que les gens chic ne sont pas en avance. C’est encore plus impoli que d’être en retard. Retiens ça, Bobbo, to

Ivar had always been a charming guest, and he put on an urbane show for the Marcossons. But anyone who knew him well would have seen a new person. One of Ivar’s most consistent traits since childhood had been that he rarely laughed. Yet now he was suddenly a comedian, relaying humorous anecdotes throughout the day and cackling after the punch lines

My executioners are here with me, walking up and down with me, washing things, and packing, and drinking from my bottle. They are everywhere I turn. Walls, windows, mirrors, water, the night outside—they are everywhere. I might call—as Giovanni, at this moment, lying in his cell, might call. But no one will hear. I might try to explain. Giovanni tr

There was me, of course, another matter altogether, innocent of apartments, soft beds, or food, a candidate, therefore, for affection, but, as Giovanni’s mome, out of honorable reach. Their only means, practically at least, of conveying their affection for Giovanni and me was to relieve us of these two old men. So that there was added, to the roles

Ces riches l’aimaient et lui faisaient confiance parce qu’il était timide, drôle, insaisissable, et qu’il était déjà productif, et, parce que c’était un poisson-pilote infaillible, ils se disaient que ses idées politiques, tout à fait sincères à l’époque, n’étaient qu’une imposture passagère et qu’il était bel et bien l’un des leurs, même s’il l’ig

Father grinned and winked at his visitor. Joe Kane decided that the man who confronted him was mildly insane but harmless.