Death in the Fifth Position (2011)
“Mr. Gleason of the Police Department had assembled the company’s brass there, with the exception of Eglanova herself and Louis, neither of whom had yet arrived. But the others were there … including Miles Sutton who looked as though he hadn’t slept in a week, his eyes glassy with fatigue, and Jed Wilbur who kept cracking his knuckles until I thought I’d go crazy and Mr. Washburn in a handsome summer suit, very grave, and Alyosha looking fairly relaxed, as well as the stage manager and a few oth...er notables who stood about the room while Detective Gleason, a round pig of a man with a cigar, obligingly revealed to us the full splendor of the official mind.
“Where are those two dancers … Egg-something and Giraffe?”
Egg and Giraffe … pretty good, I thought, giving him an A for effort.
“They will be along shortly,” said Mr. Washburn soothingly. “After all, this is very early for them to be up.”
“Early!” snorted Gleason. “That’s a funny way to run a business.”MoreLess
“Where are those two dancers … Egg-something and Giraffe?”
Egg and Giraffe … pretty good, I thought, giving him an A for effort.
“They will be along shortly,” said Mr. Washburn soothingly. “After all, this is very early for them to be up.”
“Early!” snorted Gleason. “That’s a funny way to run a business.”MoreLess
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