Enter the Saint
Enter the Saint
““I don’t smoke cigarettes.”
“A cigar, then?”
Teal turned warily. “I’ve had some of your jokes,” he said. “Does this one explode, or is it the kind that blows soot all over your face when you light it?”
Simon handed over the weed. It was unmistakably excellent. Teal wavered, and bit off the end absent-mindedly. “Maybe I was unreasonable,” he conceded, puffing. “But you asked for something before I ever did. And one day you’ll get it. See this bright boy?” He aimed his cigar at the prisoner, and ...the Saint nodded. “I’ve been after him for the best part of a year. And he’s had plenty of laughs off me before I got him. Now it’s my turn. It’ll be the same with you. I can wait. One day you’ll go too far, you’ll make a mistake, and-“ “I know that man,” said the Saint. He looked across the compartment with cold eyes. “He is a blackmailer and a dealer in drugs. His name is Cyril Farrast, and he is thirty-two years old. He has one previous conviction.”MoreLess
“A cigar, then?”
Teal turned warily. “I’ve had some of your jokes,” he said. “Does this one explode, or is it the kind that blows soot all over your face when you light it?”
Simon handed over the weed. It was unmistakably excellent. Teal wavered, and bit off the end absent-mindedly. “Maybe I was unreasonable,” he conceded, puffing. “But you asked for something before I ever did. And one day you’ll get it. See this bright boy?” He aimed his cigar at the prisoner, and ...the Saint nodded. “I’ve been after him for the best part of a year. And he’s had plenty of laughs off me before I got him. Now it’s my turn. It’ll be the same with you. I can wait. One day you’ll go too far, you’ll make a mistake, and-“ “I know that man,” said the Saint. He looked across the compartment with cold eyes. “He is a blackmailer and a dealer in drugs. His name is Cyril Farrast, and he is thirty-two years old. He has one previous conviction.”MoreLess
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