"His perfectly round face hints Orient Express and beautiful spies."

Katie challenged me (assuming I'm the only Lou you know) to
1- Get the nearest book to you, or one you're reading that contains over 123 pages.
2- Go to the 123 page.
3- Find the 5th sentence.
4- Post the 5th sentence.

I am sitting in a library surrounded by books, but I picked up the first 123 page book within reach of my chair, which happens to be this Steinbeck novel I've never heard of. Awesome tag, my dear.