Whenever I tried to open a conversation with the lady the cat would snarl viciously from behind the counter to block any further potential or real overtures from the unwelcome alien that was me. Needless to say that it was a wise policy for me to ignore both and go past them straight to the bookshelves.
That day a notice stuck on the window pane caught my eye and I stopped to read it. It was an announcement of a book-exhibition that was housed in a small public-hall around the next corner. I threw a glance at the inside of the book-shop. The unappealing sight of the gothic cat and its dumb owner hastened to help me make up my mind in favour of the book-exhibition around the corner. which was not too far away from there.
By the time I started walking in the new direction, the drizzle was piercingly sharp, with the wind sweeping past my coat and umbrella with an impatient bustle. As I entered the hall,to my surprise, I found that the exhibition was to start on the next day; I had overlooked this bit of information in my eagerness to find out a new haunt.
In the meantime, the place was occupied by a group of young choir girls practising singing for the Sunday at Church. By that time, it had started to rain heavily; so there was no point in venturing out again in the rains. I hung my coat and the umbrella on the stand in the corner and myself in one of the chairs in the front row.
That day a notice stuck on the window pane caught my eye and I stopped to read it. It was an announcement of a book-exhibition that was housed in a small public-hall around the next corner. I threw a glance at the inside of the book-shop. The unappealing sight of the gothic cat and its dumb owner hastened to help me make up my mind in favour of the book-exhibition around the corner. which was not too far away from there.
By the time I started walking in the new direction, the drizzle was piercingly sharp, with the wind sweeping past my coat and umbrella with an impatient bustle. As I entered the hall,to my surprise, I found that the exhibition was to start on the next day; I had overlooked this bit of information in my eagerness to find out a new haunt.
In the meantime, the place was occupied by a group of young choir girls practising singing for the Sunday at Church. By that time, it had started to rain heavily; so there was no point in venturing out again in the rains. I hung my coat and the umbrella on the stand in the corner and myself in one of the chairs in the front row.
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