(...)"I had just ordered when I saw an old man sitting
by himself off in a corner. (...) I don't even know why I kept
looking at him after that first glance, except for this great
bad boy smile he had on the whole time. Thank God I did!
"The waitress brought him a cup of coffee, and for the first
time I saw his hands. Maris, he had the worst case of palsy or
Parkinson's disease I think I've ever seen. (...) But he kept
smiling, as if he had a big trick up his sleeve and was proud
of it. What was he going to do? With those crazy shaking hands,
he reached into his coat and brought out a straw" (Sleeping
in Flame) |
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