Death Comes for the Fat Man
“I thought we had corraled him but I see we have not. Don’t worry, I’ll deal with it. So how did it go?”
“He asked me about Andre while his acolyte chatted up Mummy.”
“And?”
“And he went away as he arrived, which is, I’d say, uncertain but extremely suspicious. I could find nothing to say to allay his suspicions.
In fact, to have attempted to be other than I am would itself have been suspicious, don’t you think?”
“You’re probably right. He’s no fool, and he’s been an irritation since he first ap...peared. And of course it’s through him that the hunt is up for Andre.”
“Yes. Maybe I should have sent Andre after him rather than the moron.”
“No. That was a mistake, my mistake, which has already proved costly. Let’s not make any more. So far, unless the one in a coma dies, d e a t h c o m e s f o r t h e fa t m a n 307 our hands are clean of our own side’s blood. Andre is still holed up with Geoffrey O, I take it?”
“Yes. I spoke to him yesterday. He was still keen to go ahead with taking the Sheikh out.MoreLess
“He asked me about Andre while his acolyte chatted up Mummy.”
“And?”
“And he went away as he arrived, which is, I’d say, uncertain but extremely suspicious. I could find nothing to say to allay his suspicions.
In fact, to have attempted to be other than I am would itself have been suspicious, don’t you think?”
“You’re probably right. He’s no fool, and he’s been an irritation since he first ap...peared. And of course it’s through him that the hunt is up for Andre.”
“Yes. Maybe I should have sent Andre after him rather than the moron.”
“No. That was a mistake, my mistake, which has already proved costly. Let’s not make any more. So far, unless the one in a coma dies, d e a t h c o m e s f o r t h e fa t m a n 307 our hands are clean of our own side’s blood. Andre is still holed up with Geoffrey O, I take it?”
“Yes. I spoke to him yesterday. He was still keen to go ahead with taking the Sheikh out.MoreLess
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