Re: the thin and red/the actress
"That is not superstition," he said, waving a hand. "That is merely good manners."
Waterhouse was not a good man, or so it would seem. He was a well-oiled, well-heeled, well-mannered, well-traveled man. Experienced, worldly, and possibly rapacious under the fine silk jacket. But for what? "An opportunity to pass this unfortunate delay a little more quickly, perhaps."
He picked up his glass, and somehow, there was only olive brine left, sinking saltwater in a lake at the bottom of the glass. He polished it off and set the glass aside. "We could discuss that opportunity in more detail. Perhaps in a place more private?"