Gale And Night

"Among Thieves."

The Terran Ambassador enters Margrave Rusch's office:

"'You sent for me, your lordship?' he asked. His voice was as cold and bitter as the gale outside." (p. 186)

Shortly afterward, during the same conversation:

"Rusch got out of his chair. The winter night howled at his back." (p. 189)

This time, that most frequent of Andersonian phrases, "the wind," is not used. Nevertheless, a howling night time gale appropriately punctuates this dialogue between the "Civilized" Ambassador and the barbarian Margrave. Most readers won't consciously notice the background sound effects but their reading experience is enhanced anyway.