A Spider in the Cup (Joe Sandilands Investigation)
“Two men got out and stared around them. Their startled jump, at the sudden peal of a stable bell, betrayed their tension.
The expression of the butler who answered the tug on the doorbell was one of polite puzzlement. He was in uniform but the enveloping green canvas apron stained with silver polish, duster hastily tucked into capacious front pocket, spoke of an unforeseen call on his time. He looked from one man to the other and seemed about to give them the frosty “The house does not welcome ...unannounced callers” speech he reserved for religious fanatics and shoelace salesmen. Until he caught sight of the Maybach. A butler can judge the status of a visitor faster than the editor of Debrett from a glance at his hat and his motor vehicle. Pearson evidently had a problem. Fedoras and foxy faces would normally be sent round to the tradesmen’s side door to run the gauntlet of housekeeper and cook but the foreign car spoke of wealth and power.
He decided to play this one into the ground and wait for a further sample of their bowling.MoreLess
The expression of the butler who answered the tug on the doorbell was one of polite puzzlement. He was in uniform but the enveloping green canvas apron stained with silver polish, duster hastily tucked into capacious front pocket, spoke of an unforeseen call on his time. He looked from one man to the other and seemed about to give them the frosty “The house does not welcome ...unannounced callers” speech he reserved for religious fanatics and shoelace salesmen. Until he caught sight of the Maybach. A butler can judge the status of a visitor faster than the editor of Debrett from a glance at his hat and his motor vehicle. Pearson evidently had a problem. Fedoras and foxy faces would normally be sent round to the tradesmen’s side door to run the gauntlet of housekeeper and cook but the foreign car spoke of wealth and power.
He decided to play this one into the ground and wait for a further sample of their bowling.MoreLess
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