He was a tall, mild-mannered man of middle age with graying hair. His face was kind, with a strong nose and thin lips. He wore oversize round wire-rim glasses. His carriage was stiff due to calcification of the spine that had been progressing for more than twenty years. This condition, ankylosing...
What was the phrase, "Beard a lion in its den?" He wondered if it were possible to beard a lioness. Did they have beards? Lia knelt on the floor to inspect a mold when she heard a rap. Peter looked in through her open studio door. "Can I come see?" Lia was annoyed at the little trill of pleasure ...