Cytaty z książki «Beautiful World, Where Are You»

on which was displayed a messaging interface

The woman at the window noticed him but, beyond watching him, made no additional effort to catch his…

Briefly and with no perceptible interest she examined her fingernails.

He was slight and dark-haired, with a narrow face.

They appeared to be about the same age, in their late twenties or early thirties. She let him stand …

Rather than carrying the bottle of tonic back to the table, he emptied it into the glass with a quic…

She glanced at the screen of her

really well or anything. With a smile Alice said: They disapprove

The waitress asked how he was getting on, and he answered: Good yeah, yourself?

much, no. For the rest of the walk to Alice’s house, up along the coast road, they made conversation about Felix’s social life, or rather Alice posed a number of queries on the subject which he mulled over and answered, both parties speaking more loudly than before due to the noise of the sea. He expressed no surprise at her questions, and answered them readily, but without speaking at excessive length or offering any information beyond what was directly solicited