Burning Lamp
“MR. SMITH CLENCHED THE ARMS OF the chair. “You said there would be no problem obtaining the woman and the artifact. You told me that the two men you planned to hire were specialists in this sort of thing.”
Luttrell leaned back in his chair and contemplated Smith across the broad expanse of the elegantly inlaid desk. Like everything else in the office, the desk was of the finest quality and workmanship. He took a great deal of satisfaction in surrounding himself with only the sort of expensive f...urnishings and artwork that would have graced the household of a true gentleman. The antiquities on display were all originals, with the exception of the small statue of the Egyptian queen sitting on his desk. But he would soon deal with that issue.
He had come a long way from the gutter in which he had been born. He savored the knowledge.
“There was a small setback last night,” he said.
“You call it a setback?” Smith was outraged. “We had a bargain, Luttrell.”
His name was not really Smith, but until now Luttrell had allowed the polite fiction to stand.MoreLess
Luttrell leaned back in his chair and contemplated Smith across the broad expanse of the elegantly inlaid desk. Like everything else in the office, the desk was of the finest quality and workmanship. He took a great deal of satisfaction in surrounding himself with only the sort of expensive f...urnishings and artwork that would have graced the household of a true gentleman. The antiquities on display were all originals, with the exception of the small statue of the Egyptian queen sitting on his desk. But he would soon deal with that issue.
He had come a long way from the gutter in which he had been born. He savored the knowledge.
“There was a small setback last night,” he said.
“You call it a setback?” Smith was outraged. “We had a bargain, Luttrell.”
His name was not really Smith, but until now Luttrell had allowed the polite fiction to stand.MoreLess
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