Alec looked up, saw him, and smiled. Lew smiled back. It was as simple as that.
“What brings you back here?” Alec asked as Lew stepped into the room, hands in his trouser pockets. “I thought you had work to do?”
“Just passing through on my way back to the Examiner. I went up to Camden. I didn’t stay long though. Vicky’s moved him down into the front parlor. I don’t think he’ll be around much longer.” Lew sat in one of the chairs opposite Alec’s desk.
“Did he remember anything helpful?”
“Not really. I didn’t press him. He’s too frail.” Lew fumbled in his pocket. “He gave me the list of names that he could remember from Bartlett’s group. He said if any more come to him, he’ll get Vicky to write them down.”
Alec poured him a cup of tea from the engraved metal pot on the desk and pushed i
