Percy was enjoying his morning walk, sauntering through the streets observing the city’s coming and goings, enjoying his early retirement years and the relaxation and sense of freedom that came with it.
He passed the street encampment, and felt a surge of hopelessness, and not for the first time, wondering about the state of Western civilization and its slow decline into debt, chaos and mediocrity, sighing, thinking, all civilizations fall eventually.
Hello, what’s this, the new pub finally opening, I fancy a pint to keep my spirits up and I’m feeling a bit peckish, so, maybe lunch.
Entering a lemon scented doorway he headed straight for the bar, plonked himself down on a bar stool and ordered a pint of Doom Bar, and a menu.
Bernadette, smiling teasingly casually commented , “ for a moment I mistook you for Cormoran Strike but I also noticed you weren’t walking with a limp“ to which Percy immediately replied, “and here’s me thinking you’re the spitting image of Holliday Grainger aka. Robin Ellacott.
Bernadette accepted the compliment and asked if he was into mystery novels, and Percy replied, of course, I’m a retired university professor of Classical History, I’m into the greatest mystery of all time Mythos and Logos.
Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott are partners in a detective agency, a series of books written by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K.Rowling). A TV series was produced based on these novels.
Classical history centred on the Greek and Roman Empire.
Fun story Len.
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Grest story and I have to admit – Cormoran Strike is a hottie 💞
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The Wiley Trout looks like a success.
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