Gideon's Men [antikvár]

Great Occasion"Good evening, Commander. . . . Mrs. Gideon, nice to see you again.""Hallo, GeoCommander! . . . Hallo, Kate, you look glorious.""Commander, a long time since we met. . . . May I present my wife. . . . Good evening, Mrs. Gideon, this is a truly great occasion. . . . Darling, I don't think you've met Mrs. Gideon, the Commander's wife.""Hiya, George! . . Hallo, Kate.""Good evening, sir. . . . Mrs. Gideon . . . My wife . . ."The line of people approaching the reception party at this Fiftieth Criminal Investigation Department Ball seemed never-ending. The men wore tails, with here and there a black tie and dinner jacket, and all the women were dressed for a great occasion, most of the dresses long, many of them new, a good sprinkling of white, with here and there a black setting off the rainbow colors of the rest.Gideon, massive in tails a shade too tight, hardly surprising since they were twenty-five years old, was very content. Kate, next to him, in a black dress brightened with designs embroidered in a dozen colors and holding a bouquet of spring flowers, was a woman to be proud of. And the occasion put life into her blue-gray eyes, predominantly gray in this artificial light. She glowed. Now7