Chapter 9It took a few days for Adam to work up the courage to make that call to Alf. It was partly nerves that held him back but also opportunity since the telephone at Merryweather’s was in a hallway for general use and strictly for official business only.
One lunchtime, when Adam happened to be the last person left in the office finishing a task, he took his chance. Feeling ridiculously self-conscious, he glanced around to see if the coast was clear. He felt tense as the operator transferred him and he was put through to the line which rang and rang.
The voice that eventually answered was unfamiliar, and so Adam put on his best professional voice as if ringing about Alf’s business in Bristol. A few heart-pounding moments later of silence, Alf came on the line.
“Hello?” he asked.
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