Cat Laughing Last (2007)
Cat Laughing Last
“Despite the wind, the smell of exhaust still clung along the concrete. Where the tan Infinity had parked, the pavement was patterned with fragments of crumbled eucalyptus leaves, already stirred by the wind, deposited in the shape of tire grids and decorated with crushed green berries.
“Pyracantha berries,” Joe said, sniffing. “Don’t get that stuff on your nose, Kit. It’s poison.” The tomcat sat down on the curb. “If that was Augor Prey, maybe he’s renting a room, like Harper thought.”
How many... places in the village rented rooms, and had eucalyptus and pyracantha by the street or by a parking space? Two dozen? Three dozen? The cats looked at each other and shrugged.
“What else have we got?” Dulcie said.
Most likely the guy hadn’t been lucky enough to get a garage. Garages in the village were scarcer than de-clawed cats in a room full of pit bulls. Even a single garage built for a 1920s flivver was a premium item much in demand. The first place that came to Joe’s mind was up the hills on the north side.MoreLess
“Pyracantha berries,” Joe said, sniffing. “Don’t get that stuff on your nose, Kit. It’s poison.” The tomcat sat down on the curb. “If that was Augor Prey, maybe he’s renting a room, like Harper thought.”
How many... places in the village rented rooms, and had eucalyptus and pyracantha by the street or by a parking space? Two dozen? Three dozen? The cats looked at each other and shrugged.
“What else have we got?” Dulcie said.
Most likely the guy hadn’t been lucky enough to get a garage. Garages in the village were scarcer than de-clawed cats in a room full of pit bulls. Even a single garage built for a 1920s flivver was a premium item much in demand. The first place that came to Joe’s mind was up the hills on the north side.MoreLess
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