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I suppose allmurderesses do go to dinner with their victims first.
Then,
setting his heavyjaw, he placed his hand on the district attorneys shoulder.
Yes, she said slowly, I haventanything I care especially to say just now.
He
greeted Vance and me with a casual bow and turned at once to thedistrict
attorney. And also tellSpringer, if hes back from lunch, that I want to see him
in a fewminutes. I was hoping, y know, yourmyrmidons wouldnt discover the
lady.
Markham leaned over and rested both hands on the desk.
One would think I
wasa prestidigtator, what?
They invariablythrow them down on your favrite chair
or your center table. Dont let it spoil your entire day, said Markham acridly.
Ones pretty safe with the police, Vance, he said.
Soreminiscent of burning
people at the stake, what? Y know, I was afraid for a moment youwere actully
going to send for the manacles.
I wouldnt say that, he remarked, after a
moment.
Id like to know what weirdtheory has been struggling in your brain
today, he mused.
As I suspected, she wasBensons dinner companion that
evening.
I felt postively elated when thebustling lad with the thick glasses
announced his presence. And if you attempt to leave, you WILL be arrested.
Tracy ran down the owner of the handbag and found outshed been to dinner with
Benson that night. You are probably aware that your gloves and handbag were
found inMr.
Ive seen him several timesin the company of your brother. Markham
proceeded with an air of quiet self-assurance. If hed known good old Al, even
the burglar wouldnt have doneit. Major Benson made a slight gesture of
depreciation. Clairsrehearsals and sometimes called for her in a taxicab.
I
felt postively elated when thebustling lad with the thick glasses announced his
presence.
Im about to bedevil an innocent person, eh?
Clair opened her vanity
case andpowdered her nose.
I felt postively elated when thebustling lad with
the thick glasses announced his presence. I felt like killing off a few of
those birdsmyself so they could go and join their good old Al.
Is it not a fact
that Captain Philip Leacock owned just such apistol as Mr. I havent the
pleasure of heracquaintance or Id send her a note of commiseration. And thats
funny, too,seeing all the advertising it got.
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