One Hundred Steps

A gentleman needed a quiet tie.

Lincoln, as affluent as he was, would not lack ties.

He had a couple of drawers full of the latest ties at home.

Perhaps each of them was more expensive than the one Isla had chosen for him.

But how could they match the tie Isla had sent him?

Isla, however, wanted to give him a tie as a birthday present simply because it was practical.

If she had known that giving a