Murder in Murray Hill (Gaslight Mystery)
“was one of the small patches of green found tucked here and there in the city. Not even large enough to have a name, it served as a place for children to run around or courting couples to sit for a while. When Frank arrived, he saw a nursemaid—a plump Irish girl in a starched uniform—push a baby buggy over to one of the weathered benches and sit down.
He strolled over and glanced at the sleeping infant. “Cute little fellow.”
“It’s a girl, and she’s got a face that would stop a clock. Lu...cky for her, her da’s got money.” The maid smiled, showing gapped front teeth. “I never saw you here before.”
“I’ve never been here before,” Frank said, trying his hand at flirting. He was more than a little rusty. “Do you come here a lot?”
“And what’s it to you if I do?” she countered with a smile that told him she was flirting back.
“Nothing at all, but I wondered if you’d ever seen a friend of mine here.MoreLess
He strolled over and glanced at the sleeping infant. “Cute little fellow.”
“It’s a girl, and she’s got a face that would stop a clock. Lu...cky for her, her da’s got money.” The maid smiled, showing gapped front teeth. “I never saw you here before.”
“I’ve never been here before,” Frank said, trying his hand at flirting. He was more than a little rusty. “Do you come here a lot?”
“And what’s it to you if I do?” she countered with a smile that told him she was flirting back.
“Nothing at all, but I wondered if you’d ever seen a friend of mine here.MoreLess
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