The Mysterious Mickey Finn (2014)
“‘He was something like a priest,’ the latter said, but fifty francs fixed that up and Homer was astonished to learn that the No. 1 copyist was none other than Paty de Pussy, and furthermore that in de Pussy’s studio Heiss and Lourde were hiding.
‘I thought Gring was the go-between,’ Evans said to Miriam. ‘I certainly didn’t visualize direct dealings between Paty de Pussy and such lowly types as Abel and Dodo.’ ‘But Gring is dead ... so they say. Wouldn’t that explain, perhaps?’ Miriam said, hes...itantly.
‘You have reached the nub of the situation. Of course, Abel and Dodo, by bullying Ambrose or having him followed, found the address they were seeking. Nevertheless, six Grecos cannot be painted in a single night. Not by anyone living or dead.’ ‘Shall we go to see Paty de Pussy?’ the girl asked.
‘First I must catch up a few loose ends,’ replied Evans.
They found a public telephone near the place du Chatelet and learned from Weiss that Hjalmar had collared the entire kidnapping gang and would proceed down river at daylight with the tug, the barge, the prefectorial launch, Tom Jackson, the arms, knives and blunt instruments, explosives and ammunition, the corpse of Eloi le Mec, the motorcycle stolen by Barnabé Vieuxchamp, and the proprietor and his wife and daughter from the Rendez-vous des Imprévoyants.MoreLess
‘I thought Gring was the go-between,’ Evans said to Miriam. ‘I certainly didn’t visualize direct dealings between Paty de Pussy and such lowly types as Abel and Dodo.’ ‘But Gring is dead ... so they say. Wouldn’t that explain, perhaps?’ Miriam said, hes...itantly.
‘You have reached the nub of the situation. Of course, Abel and Dodo, by bullying Ambrose or having him followed, found the address they were seeking. Nevertheless, six Grecos cannot be painted in a single night. Not by anyone living or dead.’ ‘Shall we go to see Paty de Pussy?’ the girl asked.
‘First I must catch up a few loose ends,’ replied Evans.
They found a public telephone near the place du Chatelet and learned from Weiss that Hjalmar had collared the entire kidnapping gang and would proceed down river at daylight with the tug, the barge, the prefectorial launch, Tom Jackson, the arms, knives and blunt instruments, explosives and ammunition, the corpse of Eloi le Mec, the motorcycle stolen by Barnabé Vieuxchamp, and the proprietor and his wife and daughter from the Rendez-vous des Imprévoyants.MoreLess
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