It Happened One Midnight (Pg8)
“The Half Moon Theater was dark; it had been boarded and shuttered, it appeared, some time ago. Across from him, a noisy pub disgorged and admitted staggering revelers at regular intervals; a listless prostitute asked him if he wanted a go at her. He politely declined.The moon grew brighter, the night watch called out “Midnight,” and still there was no sign of Thomasina de Ballesteros.“This way.”Christ!One moment she wasn’t there, the next she was.And she’d seen him flinch, because now she was l...aughing quietly at him.“Count yourself fortunate I didn’t shoot you.”“You’ll need to be more alert, Mr. Redmond, if you’re to be of use to me.”She was draped all over in a dark cloak again, but the husk of her voice was unmistakable. She seemed to have eyes like a cat, too, for Tommy immediately proceeded to swiftly lead him on a mazelike journey through alleys, narrow lanes, once through a park, up a staircase, across the top of one building to another, down a staircase, and he could have sworn they doubled back once to do it all again.“Is this an elaborate ruse to disorient me in order to divest me of my purse?MoreLess
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