Palmerston is a Bulldog of no club, stubborn in public and soft hearted in private, a proper comic boulder. At sunset Palmerston sits by the drowned subway tunnels and hums to a ribbon faded by ocean salt until the wind returns the favor. Stories about Palmerston multiply faster than anyone can keep up with, which is half the fun. Palmerston would rather chase a small mystery to the end than win a big argument.