Promise Of Safekeeping : A Novel (9781101553954) (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
The woman, who had dark skin and darker, mirthful eyes, rapped her knuckles against the counter a few times and smiled. “Hey, Arlen. Looks like you got yourself some fans.” He opened the envelope when she was gone, pulling the cardboard tab like the cord of a lawn mower. Among dozens of envelopes, big and small, a letter from his lawyer was inside. It was printed on soft cream paper. The language was thick as molasses and about as straightforward as a figure eight, but Arlen managed to piece out the basic meaning. The lawyer was sending photocopies of documents pertaining to Arlen’s application for compensation with the State of New York. He hoped to hear something soon. The lawyer knew Arlen needed the money (that he had uncommon need for financial restitution, given the extremely damaging repercussions of an unjustifiable conviction). But in the meantime—this part Arlen understood with no problem—the law office had received some letters from the public, enclosed herein. One by one, Arlen wedged a pen into the envelopes to open them.
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