The Nice and the Good Study Guide

Octavian Gray, a head of department, hears a gunshot while he works in his office. He gets up, as the shot came from somewhere near his office and he knows that it was a gunshot from his years as a solider. He walks to the door, but finds that he cannot call out. He turns back into his office to telephone someone about it when the office messenger, McGrath, arrives at Octavian's office. (read more)