Trotter’s Toronto House. She gave him chores to do, supposedly to pay for his room and board, but he knew he was a charity case. He had given them an edited story of what had happened with his father. Even fragments of Thomas’s experiences were met with great sympathy. He couldn’t tell what his relationship was with Meg. Friend or something potentially more than that? She obviously enjoyed his company. He found himself becoming more comfortable with her, but there were doors he left shut. Especially about his past. Meg suggested he approach Thomas to try to reconcile, but Conor bristled. “Not yet!” It was the only time he had spoken sternly to her, and neither wanted it repeated. At Mrs. Trotter’s table, dinner was a treat. It was how he imagined a college seminar would be—engaged, inquisitive, challenging. She encouraged Conor to talk history and politics with Will, and asked him to tell stories he had heard from D’Arcy McGee. He loved showing how he knew the men behind the political spectacle.
What do You think about Man In The Shadows (2014)?
