The Clairvoyant Countess (2014)
““I came on impulse, without calling,” he said. “Are you alone?” When she hesitated he rephrased this. “Can you be interrupted?”
She nodded. “Of course, Lieutenant.”
He came in, looking around him. “I met your young landlord on the curb putting out the garbage, and he said you always act as if someone’s with you, or shouldn’t I mention the impression you’ve given him?”
“Consider it a small idiosyncrasy,” said Madame Karitska with a smile. “What can I do for you?”
“As an opener you could tell me ...how in hell you look so cheerful mornings, and,” he added with a grin, “if you’re offering coffee I’ll take Turkish.”
“Marvelous, you will soon begin to appreciate it!” Lighting a match under the carafe on the table she said, “I have the advantage over you of spending many years in the Far East and in eastern Europe as well. The reason for my sanguinity in the morning is both simple and complex: I have experienced much in the way of wise men and prophets.”MoreLess
She nodded. “Of course, Lieutenant.”
He came in, looking around him. “I met your young landlord on the curb putting out the garbage, and he said you always act as if someone’s with you, or shouldn’t I mention the impression you’ve given him?”
“Consider it a small idiosyncrasy,” said Madame Karitska with a smile. “What can I do for you?”
“As an opener you could tell me ...how in hell you look so cheerful mornings, and,” he added with a grin, “if you’re offering coffee I’ll take Turkish.”
“Marvelous, you will soon begin to appreciate it!” Lighting a match under the carafe on the table she said, “I have the advantage over you of spending many years in the Far East and in eastern Europe as well. The reason for my sanguinity in the morning is both simple and complex: I have experienced much in the way of wise men and prophets.”MoreLess
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