Excerpt: "Jimmy Logan stood his skis in the corner behind the door
and, tramping heavily to get the clinging snow from his shoes, climbed
the first flight in Trow Hall slowly and then dragged wearied feet
down the corridor to Number 19. Once inside the room, he said,
“Hello,” shied his cap onto his bed and sank exhaustedly in the
nearest chair, stretching his legs across the rug and slumping down
until the wet collar of his mackinaw came in contact with his ears.
Whereupon he muttered, “Ugh!” and sat up another inch or two.
Across the room, one foot on the floor and the other doubled up
beneath him on the window-seat, was Jimmy’s roommate. His response
to the greeting had been brief and delivered in a preoccupied voice,
for Dudley Baker had a book open before him on the cushion and held a
stained and battered baseball in his right hand. His attention was
divided between book and ball and had no room for Jimmy. The
latter’s gaze presently came away from his shoes, which were
trickling water to the rug, and fixed itself on Dudley. He had to sit
up still higher in the chair to get an uninterrupted view of his chum,
which proceeding elicited a protesting groan from him, and after he
had attained it he instantly decided that it was not worth while and
deeply regretted the exertion it had caused him. He promptly descended
again on his spine, crossed his feet and sighed luxuriously."
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ISBN
9783987449338
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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