Murder in Piccadilly (2015)
“Nosey Ruslin was too astute to overdo it by adding to the cordiality of his tone an attempt at handshaking. “You’re looking fine in spite of your troubles.”
“Can’t say the same of you, Nosey,” was the genial response. “Seems to me you haven’t had much sleep lately.”
It was quite true, and the confident rogue visibly resented its exposure, for sleeplessness argued worry, and worry could be due to events arising out of the Piccadilly murder.
“Oh, I’m all right,” he said, as sulkily as... his super-optimistic temperament allowed.
“That’s fine. Bit of luck seeing you, Nosey. I was going to look you up after you’d taken Miss Curzon to supper. Perhaps you’ll let me walk back with you?”
Nosey Ruslin reverted to the roughness that denotes the bully.
“Why not do your business here?” he asked. “Mr. Cheldon won’t object.MoreLess
“Can’t say the same of you, Nosey,” was the genial response. “Seems to me you haven’t had much sleep lately.”
It was quite true, and the confident rogue visibly resented its exposure, for sleeplessness argued worry, and worry could be due to events arising out of the Piccadilly murder.
“Oh, I’m all right,” he said, as sulkily as... his super-optimistic temperament allowed.
“That’s fine. Bit of luck seeing you, Nosey. I was going to look you up after you’d taken Miss Curzon to supper. Perhaps you’ll let me walk back with you?”
Nosey Ruslin reverted to the roughness that denotes the bully.
“Why not do your business here?” he asked. “Mr. Cheldon won’t object.MoreLess
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