Hare Sitting Up (2012)
“Would this Juniper, he was wondering, have what it would take? The question was decidedly that.
‘Appleby? Sir John Appleby?’ the pitch of Juniper’s voice had shot up queerly. He was plainly startled.
‘Yes. It’s odd that you should have heard of me.’ ‘Surely no odder than this pantomime, as you call it. May I ask why you have presented yourself in this fashion at Splaine Croft?’ So far, so good, Appleby thought. He’s a strung-up type, and already he has something on his mind. But he doesn’t take... things lying down. If he thought me a little younger than I am, he’d be quite ready to turn me out. Except that he guesses something, really. I think he guesses.
Aloud, he said: ‘In this fashion? It’s a fair question, certainly. The answer, Mr Juniper, is that it absolutely mustn’t be suspected that either Scotland Yard or any of the security services has contacted you. As for why I’m here at all – well, I’m afraid that involves rather bad news. Or worrying news, anyway.’ ‘Is it about my–?’ Juniper checked himself, and appeared to articulate with difficulty.MoreLess
‘Appleby? Sir John Appleby?’ the pitch of Juniper’s voice had shot up queerly. He was plainly startled.
‘Yes. It’s odd that you should have heard of me.’ ‘Surely no odder than this pantomime, as you call it. May I ask why you have presented yourself in this fashion at Splaine Croft?’ So far, so good, Appleby thought. He’s a strung-up type, and already he has something on his mind. But he doesn’t take... things lying down. If he thought me a little younger than I am, he’d be quite ready to turn me out. Except that he guesses something, really. I think he guesses.
Aloud, he said: ‘In this fashion? It’s a fair question, certainly. The answer, Mr Juniper, is that it absolutely mustn’t be suspected that either Scotland Yard or any of the security services has contacted you. As for why I’m here at all – well, I’m afraid that involves rather bad news. Or worrying news, anyway.’ ‘Is it about my–?’ Juniper checked himself, and appeared to articulate with difficulty.MoreLess
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