I sincerely apologize for this intrusion, said Pendergast. We continued our friendship, and a few years later I officiated over Grove's marriage. We used to argue to all hours of the morning about questions of faith, epistemology, the nature of good and evil, and so forth. In those days, we were both-well, I wouldn't call us religious in the usual sense of the word. I went on to the priesthood, and he went to Florence to study art. We met at Columbia as students many years ago. That's a complicated question requiring a long answer. The room, despite the sunny day outside, felt cold and damp. He eased down in the chair, shifting, trying hard to get comfortable. The priest crushed his hand in greeting.This is no gentle lamb of God, thought D'Agosta. He was living in a beautiful villa in the hills south of the city. Grove stayed in Florence and I visited him several times. Pendergast, such a thing as a Catholic intellectual, and that was Grove. In an intellectual kind of way, as some people do. Anyway, while living in Florence, Grove had become quite devout. I immediately headed out to Long Island, but, of course, it was too late. I check my messages upon rising-it's a violation of the rules, but I've got an elderly mother. Perhaps we should begin with the telephone call.Īs I told the police, the call came to my home at 3:10 in the morning-the answering machine registered the time-but every year I take a two-week retreat here, and so I wasn't home to receive it. We'll take as little of your time as possible. Grove was able to prove it as the hand of the master himself, turned around and sold it for thirty million dollars to the Met. He bought a painting at an auction at Sotheby's that was billed as being by a late follower of Raphael. He would have to talk to Pendergast about sounding off about his abortive writing career.Īn interesting story, Sergeant. For the second time that day, he found himself feeling embarrassed.
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