Has the old man truly came across something of value and as a result found his death? Back in the old days, assassinations were made to look like accidents or suicides on a regular basis. He remembered Ephraim’s words ‘Your service is rotten, it is part of it’ and a chill went through his spine
Already raising the stakes. Like sliding into a pit reading this. Can’t look away.
Has the old man truly came across something of value and as a result found his death? Back in the old days, assassinations were made to look like accidents or suicides on a regular basis. He remembered Ephraim’s words ‘Your service is rotten, it is part of it’ and a chill went through his spine
Vivid and depressing. In a good way.
The train seemed to Grey like a humongous plastic worm
Curiosity and a strictness of priority too. Nice.
The amount of people on the platforms at this hour was ridiculous, he thought, all heading towards the City of London in an obsessive pursuit of money that will bring them neither joy nor happiness
Shows a certain amount of curiosity to the character. Good!
He wondered what he was doing today. Probably in some nursing home, if still alive. He shook the thought away
