The Autumn Dog

The Autumn Dog"Mine used to sweat in his sleep," said the woman in the white dress, a bit drunkenly. "It literally poured off him! During the day he'd be dry as a bone, but as soon as he closed his eyes--bingo!--he'd start percolating."Her name was Maxine Stanhope and practically the first thing she had said to the woman who sat opposite was, "Please call me Max; all my friends do." They sat on the veranda of a hotel outside Denpasar, in Bali, in the sun the other t...