Capitolo 19
musical; for him it contained in a hand the arc of a violin, while having solo
staid down the same tool on the sofa after a complaining duet
with careful Guy Stando.
"Done see the paper of this evening, by the way, Guy?" he asked, later
a break, in a voice that was every honeyed charm and seductiveness.
"I brought St. James Pubblichi for you, but it forgot to give her/it
it; I was so full of this new piece of mine. Is an accident this
morning, I see, on the Southern line and Gran. In some place down Cyril
way, also; he is painting next to Chetwood; wonders if he was able
possibly, from some opportunity, has you/he/she been him?"
He gaily deduced the paper from his/her pocket as him he/she spoke, and it gave
it with an air graced of innate courtesy to his youngest companion.
What that Montagues Nevitt did, was naturally graced indeed
and polite.
Guy that is careful takings the sheet stamped by his/her hands without tiing
a lot of importance to his/her words, and a look slightly threw him/it on.
"To ten this morning", the telegram said, "an unusual
catastrophe happened in a portion of the tunnel of Lavington on the
Southern platform and Gran. As the 9.15 way-train from Union of Tilgate
to Guildford you/he/she was passing through, an interval of the roof of the
tunnel collapsed, under pressure of the stone dislocated on top,
and it annoyed down with enormous weight on the carriages under of him.
The motor, offers in payment of a debt, and four anterior wagons escaped unharmed; but the
two last, is feared, you/he/she was crushed by the falling mass of
earth. It is not known yet how much momentary, if some, can have
you/he/she is occupying the destroyed compartments; but now every effort is
being done for uncovering the fragments."
Guy read the paragraph through immovable, to the external eye, nevertheless
with a face that bleaches, and then taken on the dog-eared "Bradshaw"
that closing of disposition from on the small write-table of oak. His/her hand
trembled. However, a look to the map put its mind to rest.