The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier

Author:Robert Cormier
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9780385729925
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2009-05-21T04:00:00+00:00

Trent almost ran into Sarah Downes when he stepped into the hallway. She was standing immediately outside the door. Braxton and the senator were not in sight.

He was pleased to see her, a sudden and unexpected flash of brightness in the bleakness of headquarters.

“Keeping watch?” he asked, a bit of teasing in his voice.

“I’m interested,” she said. “And I always pace the floor when I’m killing time.” Sighing, she said: “How’s it going?”

He shrugged. “We’re only in the preliminary stage. He seems like a nice kid. Well-mannered, apparently sincere.” For her sake, he didn’t emphasize apparently.

She gave him a wisp of a smile. “That’s nice to hear.”

“Any new developments?”

“I think they’ve stopped looking for new developments, although Braxton keeps sniffing around. He never sleeps, literally.”

Trent didn’t take her up on Braxton’s sleeping habits.

“Otherwise, nothing’s going on,” she said. “They figure you’ve got the proper suspect, the perp, in there. Unless . . .”

“Unless I find him innocent.”

“Do you think you will?”

Was there a challenge in her voice?

Why did this young woman disturb him? Why was it important to justify himself to her?

“If he’s innocent, I’m going to find out,” he replied, aware again of her cologne, feminine and subtle.

“I hope so,” she said, reaching out and, surprisingly, touching his arm. “I’m sorry if I seemed so negative, so abrasive, in the car. I realize how hard your job can be. I apologize.”

“No apology necessary,” Trent said.

He felt suddenly cheered, as if someone had opened a window, allowing a fresh breeze to invade the hallway.

“I’d better get back,” he said, although reluctant to end the conversation. “I wanted the boy to have a few minutes alone. The line of questioning so far has thrown him off balance a bit. I think the stage is set for the next level.”

He wondered why he was telling her this, why it seemed important that she should know what he was doing.

“Good luck to both of you,” she said.

Trent was pleased that her voice didn’t convey the sarcasm he had expected.

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