“Felix loved his mother. He loved her for the gentle warmth in which she had always enveloped him, and he loved her for her fierce protection, like the time she had put herself between him and the overseer’s lash and for the tears she shed when she was forced to whip him herself. The emotion of the memory encircled Felix’s heart and squeezed it until his eyes filled with water that spilled onto his cheeks.””
“Sometimes there ain’t no answer, Felix. Sometimes, a man just got to take life the way it come and hope he on the right side of things with God,” Jimmy said. “Look at you.””
“Margaret said, “There’s a blue box on the shelf in the dressing room. Bring it to me. I tried to give her the package, but she said, “For you. I asked Felix to find it. When you wear it, I hope you’ll remember what you did, and realize what it means to be a true friend.””
“Yes, Felix gave me things. But I shared, believing you would do the same for me. You knew exactly who the presents came from.”“Yes, but I never would lower myself”
“For you. I asked Felix to find it. When you wear it, I hope you’ll remember what you did, and realize what it means to be a true friend.”Inside was a red belt. The leather was buttery smooth, long and slim as a whip.””
“He explained that one reason she felt so at ease was likely because of the environment they had created together, how Felix had listened closely, had asked questions that drew out people’s vulnerabilities, how they had all revealed meaningful details about themselves.””
Charles Felix was a British author best known for his pioneering work in the detective fiction genre. His most notable contribution, 'The Notting Hill Mystery,' published in 1862, is often regarded as...
“Whenever someone said something emotional”