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.In his other hand he held a gold-headedcane.A white silk scarf was tied around his head.Itcut obliquely from the left side of his forehead,across the bridge of his nose to the right side of his chin.The scarf fluttered in the wind.Amanda glimpsed abit of ugly, discolored scar tissue.The man'sleft eye, brown and amused, seemed to glow like adark gem.Amanda held herself rigid, somehow afraid to speakor even be noticed."My sincere apologies, Mrs.Ludwig,"Hamilton Stoall said.Suspicion"MR.STOVALL! I DIDN'T see you inthe audience-was"I don't sit with theaudience-washe said."I always take a private box."Rose's eyebrows shot up."Behind Mr.Page 240 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlGreeley?""Quite right.""So it was you interrupting Douglass!"Stovall chuckled."Really, the man's incredible.If he didn't have such a grip on so many minds,baiting him would be amusing.Under the circumstances,I view it more as a public duty-wasThus far he'd hardly taken notice of Amanda.She was trying to breathe evenly; maintain a politebut none-too-interested expression."I wonder if there's a city ordinance prohibitinga baboon from dressing in a man's clothing,"Stovall went on."If not, there should be-and it oughtto be enforced against Mr.Douglass.However, I doapologize for making my presence known to you soclumsily, Mrs.Ludwig."Stovall's words carried a faint sarcasm that robbedthem of any sincerity.He turned to a man twentyyears his junior hovering at his elbow."May I present my secretary, Mr.Jonas? Jonas, this is Mrs.RoseLudwig-was"Ah yes, one of the bloomer ladies," Jonasreplied, his eyelids drooping briefly.He hadan effeminate face, and pink, pouting lips.Stovall turned to Amanda."I'm afraid I'mnot acquainted with your companion, Mrs.Ludwig."Amanda felt her cheeks must be red.To be soclose to the man who had made Jared suffer was almostunbearable.She wanted to strike at his face-She fought the irrational impulse.She triedto appraise Hamilton Stovall without emotion, asshe would a business adversary.It was obvious hehad once been exceedingly handsome.But his exposedcheek had a purplish, blotchy look.What littleshe could see of his hair was pure white.His teethwere so perfect-and so yellow comshe was certain they werefalse.Their artificial uniformity gave him asort of a skull's grin.His glittering brown eyeseemed to spike into her mind, drawing out all hersecrets-Foolish! Get yourself under control! He doesn'tknow who you are-Rose remedied that in an instant:"Amanda, let me introduce Mr.HamiltonStovall.This is Mrs.Amanda de la Gura."Stovall's good eye blinked.But it was youngJonas, standing unusually close to his employer,who spoke first:"Indeed! So you're the free-thinking ladywho tried to buy Kent and Son!"Amanda's stomach hurt."Yes, I tried to buyit.The rest is your judgment, Mr.Jonas."Stovall's eye held hers."I'm fascinatedto make your acquaintance at last.Of course Iregret it was impossible for me to accept youroffer-I could have put the money to excellent use.ButI simply couldn't turn the firm over to someone whosePage 241 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlviews are so far removed from mine.Misguided,if you don't mind my saying so-was He obviouslydidn't care if she did."I might even go sofar as to call them dangerously radical."Hoping she sounded sufficiently calm, shereplied,"Making you aware of those views was my error, Mr.Stovall.""You're quite correct." The yellow-tinged teethglared in a fixed smile.But his eye held nohumor."Of course I wasn't aware you had informants atthe firm."Stovall dismissed it: "Oh, one must-to protectone's own interests."Abruptly, Jonas asked, "You're fromCalifornia, are you not?" Amanda's stomachquivered again.Stovall had checked into herbackground."I am." She gave them no more to work on.ButStovall refused to quit:"Why in the world would someone with substantial mining andtextile holdings-was"He knows that too [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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.In his other hand he held a gold-headedcane.A white silk scarf was tied around his head.Itcut obliquely from the left side of his forehead,across the bridge of his nose to the right side of his chin.The scarf fluttered in the wind.Amanda glimpsed abit of ugly, discolored scar tissue.The man'sleft eye, brown and amused, seemed to glow like adark gem.Amanda held herself rigid, somehow afraid to speakor even be noticed."My sincere apologies, Mrs.Ludwig,"Hamilton Stoall said.Suspicion"MR.STOVALL! I DIDN'T see you inthe audience-was"I don't sit with theaudience-washe said."I always take a private box."Rose's eyebrows shot up."Behind Mr.Page 240 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlGreeley?""Quite right.""So it was you interrupting Douglass!"Stovall chuckled."Really, the man's incredible.If he didn't have such a grip on so many minds,baiting him would be amusing.Under the circumstances,I view it more as a public duty-wasThus far he'd hardly taken notice of Amanda.She was trying to breathe evenly; maintain a politebut none-too-interested expression."I wonder if there's a city ordinance prohibitinga baboon from dressing in a man's clothing,"Stovall went on."If not, there should be-and it oughtto be enforced against Mr.Douglass.However, I doapologize for making my presence known to you soclumsily, Mrs.Ludwig."Stovall's words carried a faint sarcasm that robbedthem of any sincerity.He turned to a man twentyyears his junior hovering at his elbow."May I present my secretary, Mr.Jonas? Jonas, this is Mrs.RoseLudwig-was"Ah yes, one of the bloomer ladies," Jonasreplied, his eyelids drooping briefly.He hadan effeminate face, and pink, pouting lips.Stovall turned to Amanda."I'm afraid I'mnot acquainted with your companion, Mrs.Ludwig."Amanda felt her cheeks must be red.To be soclose to the man who had made Jared suffer was almostunbearable.She wanted to strike at his face-She fought the irrational impulse.She triedto appraise Hamilton Stovall without emotion, asshe would a business adversary.It was obvious hehad once been exceedingly handsome.But his exposedcheek had a purplish, blotchy look.What littleshe could see of his hair was pure white.His teethwere so perfect-and so yellow comshe was certain they werefalse.Their artificial uniformity gave him asort of a skull's grin.His glittering brown eyeseemed to spike into her mind, drawing out all hersecrets-Foolish! Get yourself under control! He doesn'tknow who you are-Rose remedied that in an instant:"Amanda, let me introduce Mr.HamiltonStovall.This is Mrs.Amanda de la Gura."Stovall's good eye blinked.But it was youngJonas, standing unusually close to his employer,who spoke first:"Indeed! So you're the free-thinking ladywho tried to buy Kent and Son!"Amanda's stomach hurt."Yes, I tried to buyit.The rest is your judgment, Mr.Jonas."Stovall's eye held hers."I'm fascinatedto make your acquaintance at last.Of course Iregret it was impossible for me to accept youroffer-I could have put the money to excellent use.ButI simply couldn't turn the firm over to someone whosePage 241 ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.htmlviews are so far removed from mine.Misguided,if you don't mind my saying so-was He obviouslydidn't care if she did."I might even go sofar as to call them dangerously radical."Hoping she sounded sufficiently calm, shereplied,"Making you aware of those views was my error, Mr.Stovall.""You're quite correct." The yellow-tinged teethglared in a fixed smile.But his eye held nohumor."Of course I wasn't aware you had informants atthe firm."Stovall dismissed it: "Oh, one must-to protectone's own interests."Abruptly, Jonas asked, "You're fromCalifornia, are you not?" Amanda's stomachquivered again.Stovall had checked into herbackground."I am." She gave them no more to work on.ButStovall refused to quit:"Why in the world would someone with substantial mining andtextile holdings-was"He knows that too [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]