"There was something she found deeply peculiar about Milgrim's affect, even in this brief an exchange. He seemed genuinely mild, amiable, but also singularly alert, in some skewed way, as if there were something else looking out, around corners, swift and peripheral. "Why is Hubertus interested in fashion, now?â Hollis asked. âHe isnât. In any ordinary sense. That I know of.â And the obliquely-looking-out thing was there again, around that interior corner, and she felt its intelligence. âWhat is it, exactly, that you do, for him, around clothing? Are you a designer? A marketer?â âNo. I notice things. Iâm good with detail. I didnât know that. It was something he pointed out to me.â"
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