The curving drive leading to the home was gravelled and weed-free; McMurtaghy’s car tyres rasped as he swung into the parking area located near the Palladian-pillared entrance to the main building. The air was soft, the temperature agreeable, late afternoon sunshine sent long shadows across the s...
There had been the expected considerable inquisitive and noisy crowd gathered at Wesley Square but not many had managed to obtain entry. The courtroom was packed and the seats allocated to the press were full: the accredited representatives seemed to have flooded in from leading nationals and loc...
I’ve no doubt you’ll have heard bad things about my life, for I’ve made many enemies in my day, and though I note that you look askance at this dwelling – and the single, miserable maid we have – you should be made aware that we have seen better days. In my heyday I moved among giants. There was ...
He eventually came to specialize in the treatment of female urethral disorders—he was always a man of an exceptionally serious disposition—and I well recall numerous grave late-evening discussions with him regarding my view that sexual connexion was absolutely necessary if one was to prevent atro...