The Dusky Hour (2015)
“Hayes CHAPTER 8 MR. HAYES Mr. Hayes was, as his house-parlourmaid had described him, a small, thin, meagre little man. But Aggie had not mentioned his voice, which, especially as issuing from so narrow a chest, had an unexpectedly rich, deep note, a voice, indeed, that could emulate the lion’s roar or the cooing of the dove. Nor had she spoken of his eyes, large, dark, languorous eyes, indeed, almost feminine in their appeal, and as oddly discordant with his shrivelled and mean little personali...ty as were the organ-like notes of his voice.
He seemed quite pleased to see his visitors, welcomed the colonel warmly, was genial to Bobby, tried to insist on their both joining him in a whisky-and-soda – Bobby noticed that the whisky bottle was nearly empty, and so did Mr. Hayes, for he promptly told Aggie to bring a new one and did not seem to regret the necessity. Colonel Warden at first declined the invitation, but Mr. Hayes would hear of no refusal and poured out a drink to whose seduction, after his long drive and hard day, the chief constable yielded.MoreLess
He seemed quite pleased to see his visitors, welcomed the colonel warmly, was genial to Bobby, tried to insist on their both joining him in a whisky-and-soda – Bobby noticed that the whisky bottle was nearly empty, and so did Mr. Hayes, for he promptly told Aggie to bring a new one and did not seem to regret the necessity. Colonel Warden at first declined the invitation, but Mr. Hayes would hear of no refusal and poured out a drink to whose seduction, after his long drive and hard day, the chief constable yielded.MoreLess
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