3 Inspector Hobbes And the Gold Diggers
“Inside, Featherlight roared and one of the fat men burst out and ran down the road. I knew him as a regular customer, a man who knew to keep out the way until Featherlight’s rage had run its course. It would not be too long.
‘Kathy will be alright, won’t she?’ asked Poll, his brow furrowed.
‘Yes,’ I said, ‘she’ll be safe with Hobbes. He’ll take care of her but there’s something strange going on.’ ‘She’s beautiful, isn’t she?’ said Poll, his face reddening.
I’d heard that beauty was ...in the eye of the beholder, but couldn’t help thinking an ophthalmologist would have his work cut out curing any eye that beheld Kathy as beautiful. He seemed to be expecting a positive answer. ‘Umm … I suppose so.’ I said.
‘Yeah,’ said Derek, ‘she’s some looker and she seems really nice, too.’ Unsure how to react, I nodded, though it was true that sometimes she could be quite pleasant, particularly when she wasn’t throwing things at me.MoreLess
‘Kathy will be alright, won’t she?’ asked Poll, his brow furrowed.
‘Yes,’ I said, ‘she’ll be safe with Hobbes. He’ll take care of her but there’s something strange going on.’ ‘She’s beautiful, isn’t she?’ said Poll, his face reddening.
I’d heard that beauty was ...in the eye of the beholder, but couldn’t help thinking an ophthalmologist would have his work cut out curing any eye that beheld Kathy as beautiful. He seemed to be expecting a positive answer. ‘Umm … I suppose so.’ I said.
‘Yeah,’ said Derek, ‘she’s some looker and she seems really nice, too.’ Unsure how to react, I nodded, though it was true that sometimes she could be quite pleasant, particularly when she wasn’t throwing things at me.MoreLess
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