On the day:
18/10/2012
On the way:
Balanced, one thigh up against the padded perch next to the door of the Tube carriage, he stands, one foot on the ground, the other suspended above an oxblood leather bag.
He reads from a tablet in a worn leather holder as he idly thumbs his stubbly goatee. Following that movement, you eye might light upon his rectangular silver watch with a black face and silver hands - solid, not showy - on his left wrist with its sparse crop of wiry black hairs.
You might admire his sturdy, treated canvas coat and its unusual shade of dark, dark green, or is it blue?
And when he glances up you may notice his soulful Idris Elba eyes, with all the actor's potential as much for philosophy as for violence.
You may be less likely to notice the built up sole of his right shoe - maybe as much as an inch - swinging gently with the rocking of the carriage. And if you don't, maybe that's as it should be.
On the pod:
All I Wanna Do - Sheryl Crow
On the front page:
Households to be put on cheapest energy tariff (The Times)
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