Sims shrugged into his coat, fished around in the pocket for the cold pipe. When dealing with serious subjects, frivolityshould be eschewed. But if you catch him late in the evening, when he’ s other than his usual quiet, charming self, he’ llmake it It won’ t make up for what I’ m losing, if you continue the way you’ ve been;but it’ ll help.
The head man came out, panicon his stupid face, and yelled at his aide. Adela called me this afternoon, and asked for Valerie. I committed personal acts of a demeaning andreprehensible nature, involved myself in liaisons that were doomed and purposeless, went steadily moreinsane as the days wound tighter than a mainspring. The years had not touchedhim.