Groucho Marx And the Broadway Murders
“I didn’t come to grief, though, until late that night, somewhere in the vicinity of Hutchinson, Kansas.
When Jane and I came back from having dinner with Groucho, I was saying, “He’s fairly generous after all.”
“Offering to treat everybody in the dining car to water isn’t my idea of generosity.”
I eased our door open. “I was referring to the fact that he paid for our dinners.”
“After lecturing us on the many virtues of fasting.”
I clicked on the lights. “Hello! What’s this?”
Jane eyed me. “Nobo...dy says that in real life.”
“All too true,” I admitted, genuflecting and picking up the pale blue envelope I’d noticed lying on the floor of our compartment. “But I’ve always admired the way British sleuths exclaim that in B movies.”
She wrinkled her nose. “Jasmine.”
“Yep, it sure smells right pretty, and it’s addressed to me.”
“Would you like me to step out into the corridor while you read it?”
“It’s our policy to share all our clandestine affairs.”MoreLess
When Jane and I came back from having dinner with Groucho, I was saying, “He’s fairly generous after all.”
“Offering to treat everybody in the dining car to water isn’t my idea of generosity.”
I eased our door open. “I was referring to the fact that he paid for our dinners.”
“After lecturing us on the many virtues of fasting.”
I clicked on the lights. “Hello! What’s this?”
Jane eyed me. “Nobo...dy says that in real life.”
“All too true,” I admitted, genuflecting and picking up the pale blue envelope I’d noticed lying on the floor of our compartment. “But I’ve always admired the way British sleuths exclaim that in B movies.”
She wrinkled her nose. “Jasmine.”
“Yep, it sure smells right pretty, and it’s addressed to me.”
“Would you like me to step out into the corridor while you read it?”
“It’s our policy to share all our clandestine affairs.”MoreLess
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