The Boys in BlueChapter 8
He sat in the foyer with his walking stick between his knees when a taxi pulled up and Terry alighted from it. She was dressed in a tailored dark grey trouser suite wearing a black hat with a large brim. Her hair must be in a bun under it, thought Robert, her long neck exposed. He rose to greet her. “Well how do I look?” she asked. “Fantastic!” replied Robert. “How do I look?” “Very handsome!” and realised with a start that she meant it. They had been chatting away when a taxi pulled up....