As I wrote, it's been a while since I read a Rex Stout novel, and having read this passage, it makes me wish I hadn't taken so long to re-visit him.
Though the name of Naylor-Kerr, Inc., was vaguely familiar to me, it was not a household word, and I lifted the brows when I learned from the lobby directory that it paid the rent for three whole floors. The executive offices were on the thirty-sixth, so up I went. The atmosphere up there was of thick carpets, wood panels and plenty of space, but as for the receptionist, though she was not really miscast she was way past the deadline, having reached the age when it is more blessed to receive than to give.
Stout, Rex - Too Many Women
I love the fact that he writes "I lifted the brows," such a wonderful way to turn a phrase and grab the readers attention just a tad.
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