Fast And Loose
“Charles had to commandeer Dennis, who whistled between his teeth so loud that Cyrus went nuclear, barking so loud that everyone had to clamp their hands over their ears.
“That’s enough!” Charles roared. “You’re acting like spoiled children. Simmer down, and we’ll talk. And you, Cyrus, you will confine your comments to one short bark. Do you understand me?”
Cyrus barked once, but his heart wasn’t in it.
“All of you, do you understand me?”
The response he received was heads nodding up and down.
“...Good. I love cooperation. I have a bit of news and some suggestions I’d like to share with you. The news is that we cannot locate Mr. Kelly. Bert is telling us that Kelly asked Pete Justice to cover for him from six to ten this evening. Justice, seeing no reason not to, and given that Kelly is, after all, his boss, said yes. That tells us Mr. Kelly plans to return to Babylon by ten this evening, no matter how the dinner goes at Chezmarie. When he returns here to Babylon, that’s when we snatch him.MoreLess
“That’s enough!” Charles roared. “You’re acting like spoiled children. Simmer down, and we’ll talk. And you, Cyrus, you will confine your comments to one short bark. Do you understand me?”
Cyrus barked once, but his heart wasn’t in it.
“All of you, do you understand me?”
The response he received was heads nodding up and down.
“...Good. I love cooperation. I have a bit of news and some suggestions I’d like to share with you. The news is that we cannot locate Mr. Kelly. Bert is telling us that Kelly asked Pete Justice to cover for him from six to ten this evening. Justice, seeing no reason not to, and given that Kelly is, after all, his boss, said yes. That tells us Mr. Kelly plans to return to Babylon by ten this evening, no matter how the dinner goes at Chezmarie. When he returns here to Babylon, that’s when we snatch him.MoreLess
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