Random Harvest
“whatever that was; all he could do was to cover his inner numbness with a façade of slightly cynical objectivity. It was the only attitude that didn’t seem a complete misfit.A further problem arose later in the morning, but Sheldon broached it, and somehow he found it easier to talk to HIM.“Dr. Sanderstead tells me you’ve agreed to his suggestion that forthe time being—““Yes, I agreed.”“I’m afraid that opens up another matter, sir. Now that the servants know—which of course is inevitable—I do...n’t see how we can prevent the story from leaking out.”“I don’t suppose you can, nor do I see why you should. I’m not breaking any local by-laws by being alive, am I?”“It isn’t that, Mr. Charles, but your father sometimes asks to see a paper, and I’m afraid that once the story gets around it’ll attract quite a considerable amount of attention.”“Headlines, you mean?”“Yes, sir.”“I wouldn’t like that for my own sake, let alone my father’s.”“It would doubtless be very unpleasant. A young man from the Daily Post was on the telephone just now.”“ALREADY? Well, if they think they’re going to make a national hero of me, they’re damn well mistaken. I won’t see ANYBODY.”“I’m afraid that might not help, sir. It’s their job to get the news and they usually manage it somehow or other.”“Well, what do you suggest?”“I was thinking that if somebody were to explain the matter personally on the telephone, giving the facts and using Mr.Rainier’s state of health as ground for the request—““You mean get in touch with all the editors?”“No, not the editors, sir—the owners. You see, Mr.MoreLess
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