Margaret Malcolm by Return to Blytheburn
Author:Return to Blytheburn [HR-1805] (v0.9) (epub)
Language: eng
Format: epub
Meg was very careful to arrive punctually at. the time they had arranged for their first session. Hector was already working at his big desk and didnât stand up to greet her as he indicated the chair opposite to his.
âIâve a batch of letters Iâd like to give you,â he told her in a brisk, businesslike way. âThat notebook in front of youâis it suitable?â
âQuite,â Meg said equably as she took her ball-point pen from her handbag, and sat with it poised over the notebook.
Without further ado Hector began to dictate his letters, and Meg quickly discovered that he was one of those rare beingsâa person who knew what he wanted to say, expressed himself concisely and, most unusual of all, had no irritating mannerisms. To her own annoyance she had felt more than a little nervous, but before she had finished more than a couple of paragraphs she was completely at her ease. And so, for that matter, was Hector. Only once, when a telephone call had interrupted him, did he ask her to repeat the incomplete sentence. And when, at the end, he asked her if she had any queries, Meg had only two which were perfectly justifiable since he had used agricultural terms with which she was unfamiliar. He spelt them out for her, added a brief explanation of what they meant and stood up.
âOne thing about an old house like this is that there are so many rooms which lead off one another,â he remarked, and walked over to what looked like a section of panelling between two rows of bookshelves. âThis door opens like the one at the foot of the stairsââ he explained, pushing a small, unobtrusive switch at which the door opened. âIâd just like you to check that you have everything you needââ he went on, and stood back for her to go in.
Meg looked round the room with interest. It was smaller than Hectorâs study-office but comfortably roomy for all that. The furniture, apart from the desk, a swivel chair and a modem-looking typewriter, consisted of several filing cabinets, a small extra table and chair and a cupboard which Hector opened to display a stock of various stationery supplies. The floor was carpeted, there was a radiator run off the central heating and two good sized windows which gave excellent lighting.
âAll right?â Hector asked briskly.
But to Megâs ears there was just the tiniest hint of complacency in his voice. It was a pleasant and convenient room in which to workâand he knew it! What was more, he was responsible for it.
âOh yes,â Meg said unhesitatingly. âIn fact, thereâs only one suggestion Iâd like to makeââ
âIndeed?â There was a definitely dry note in his voice.
âYes,â Meg said gently. âA desk lamp. It would throw a better light on to oneâs work than an overhead one does.â She couldnât resist lifting earnest, guileless eyes to his to see how he took that and saw, to her annoyance, that there was just that same glint of amusement in his blue ones which she had surprised there once before.
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