The Distant Threshold
The banquet hall smelled of roasted goose and old wood. I stood in the corner. My left hand trembled. It was a fine tremor. A violin string pulled too tight. I watched my wife, Eleanor, across the room. She wore green. It made her skin look like winter ice. She laughed at something the firm’s partner said. Her voice was a clear bell. I did not hear the words. I only heard the sound. I looked at...
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