Solarization, part III

That affected him like I had never been able to before. “What are you saying? That’s preposterous! How dare you say such a thing to me?!” He stood up suddenly. It was such a satisfaction to see him lose his composure. I am sure he must have been fighting hard all day to seem unaffected by the rumours that were going around, whatever they were. But this was too much for him to handle. Maybe he was...