am1
it was very still except for the friendly drip and patter of the rain that had gone on almost continuously nearly a week now.

am2
he was just sitting drinking the last luke-warm cup of coffee when the buzzer went sophia  answered the buzzer and came back looking annoyed and a little ruffled

am3
police what on earth do they want as he went out he changed his frown to the slight smile that was his everyday business face putting on his face

am4
only Sophia saw his real face outside were the usual pair of comedians ordinary Harlem policemen  in short leather jackets car patrol what's up he asked

am5
the first scratched his hair with his cap don't really know seems you're wanted down at the bureau that's all this time of night I have to work in the morning. Maybe you won't need to work in the morning

am6
he didn't like that why have I won the football pools he joked they both laughed heartily he saw Sophia didn't like it either she wore the face with which she fought trouble

am7
van der Valk needed a shave looked tired and was stubbing out a cigarette with abrupt jerks of his forearm. I'm an inspector of the Amsterdam's police he said calmly I'm sorry to get you out so late it's important however

am8
the man had tiny nervous compulsions one was to rub the side of his nose with his forefinger Martin listened with his eyebrows high and no idea at all what was coming

am9
van der Valk lit a cigarette without looking at it and fanned the smoke away from his face he took a fresh sheet of paper and wrote a line at the top remember last night say between nine and ten give me the details just as you recall them

am10
I'd been to the cinema it always gives me a headache when I'm like that I I like to walk it rests me  Van der Valk nodded and wrote a couple of lines  Where did you walk give me the itinerary if you can