Chapter 20

Farrah took the books and looked at the covers. “Thank you. Most kind.”

Charles went to the desk and opened the ledgers. “These are the products and the sources.” He ran his finger down the neatly recorded information. “Cast your eye over it and tell me if you think I am missing anything. I’m always looking to expand…” He stopped at the look on Farrah’s face. It was an odd, frozen kind of expression. Charles pushed his spectacles up his nose to read the top line. “Here you go.” He stood back to let Farrah have a look. He moved slowly, as though the ledger might burst into flames if he touched it. He licked his lips in a way that reminded Charles of Ulysses when he was anxious.

Farrah cleared his throat. “You know, this is really incredibly interesting, but I really should be getting back to the garden. Coulson and Blackstone will think that I have abandoned them. Do you mind if we leave this until later?”