Chapter 11Perhaps it was the way that Frank’s glance flickered towards Joshua that made the man sitting on the other side of the desk turn around in reflex.
At first glance, Joshua noted there was a distinct family resemblance. Robert shared his brother’s height, build, thick dark hair, and strong features, but those similarities only marked the contrast in personality between the brothers. Although he could only be in his late thirties, Robert’s flushed face already had the veined nose of the heavy drinker. His elaborate clothes, too opulent for the daytime in the countryside, accentuated his corpulence, the spots of grease on the lapels of his satin jacquard coat displaying his careless habits. Above that was the contempt that marred his handsome face as he remarked, “I assume this is a
