Help From the Baron (2013)
“He was dressed in a baggy suit of grey tweeds, had a big moustache which looked as if it might come off when pulled hard; and shaggy eyebrows which were probably false, too. He had an easy smile. His movements were lazy but considered, and he gave the impression that he could pack a useful punch.
“Fancy meeting you,” he greeted.
Mannering stopped. “You have the advantage of me,” he said solemnly.
The other’s grin broadened.
“Scoby said you’d see it his way, sooner or later! Now you’ve seen the kind of thing that happens to people who play fast and loose with us, and we hope it’s a lesson you’ve learnt. You remember there was some talk about those little bits of glass.”
Mannering moved, to allow a young girl and an elderly woman to pass.
“Vaguely.”
“Better not be vague,” the man said. “Scoby wants them tonight. Take them with you to Lessing’s flat. Fair exchange - the bits of glass for the bit of fluff.” He grinned. “You wouldn’t like little Joy to stay with her new friends any longer,... so that she could learn a bit more about life, would you?”MoreLess
“Fancy meeting you,” he greeted.
Mannering stopped. “You have the advantage of me,” he said solemnly.
The other’s grin broadened.
“Scoby said you’d see it his way, sooner or later! Now you’ve seen the kind of thing that happens to people who play fast and loose with us, and we hope it’s a lesson you’ve learnt. You remember there was some talk about those little bits of glass.”
Mannering moved, to allow a young girl and an elderly woman to pass.
“Vaguely.”
“Better not be vague,” the man said. “Scoby wants them tonight. Take them with you to Lessing’s flat. Fair exchange - the bits of glass for the bit of fluff.” He grinned. “You wouldn’t like little Joy to stay with her new friends any longer,... so that she could learn a bit more about life, would you?”MoreLess
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