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“Strange is that unexpected moment that stays with you, that makes you think about it again. Strange is memorable, and compelling.”
Islington sent for wine and fruit and, of all things, three kinds of cake. “You like cake,” he said by way of explanation when he looked at me.
They might not be of the Old Testament variety—Pierce, Islington, and Hawkes—but whatever strange confluence of events led to them holding me up was the gentlest hand of fate I’ve ever encountered. It might even be Divine.