Murder in the Limelight
“A night’s sleep and the calm ministrations of Mrs Archibald had restored to him his sense of proportion. One mistake in a performance did not mean the end of the Galaxy. Something was undoubtedly wrong in the state of Denmark, but it should not be beyond his powers to discover what and put it right. There was a bad ’un somewhere, but close questioning of those involved should reveal who it was. You could always trace these ripples back to their source. With these cheering thoughts, he entered t...he Galaxy with more or less his usual sprightly step.
‘Morning, Mr Archibald.’ ‘Good morning, Bates.’ ‘Gentleman waiting to see you.’ ‘What?’ Irritation replaced geniality. ‘Good God, Bates, you know my rule. Not before eleven, and particularly not today.’ ‘Police, sir,’ replied Bates with some relish.
It says much for the state of Mr Archibald’s preoccupation with the problem of Miss Penelope’s marionette song that it was a little while before his brain could diagnose any possible reason why the Law should wish to see him.MoreLess
‘Morning, Mr Archibald.’ ‘Good morning, Bates.’ ‘Gentleman waiting to see you.’ ‘What?’ Irritation replaced geniality. ‘Good God, Bates, you know my rule. Not before eleven, and particularly not today.’ ‘Police, sir,’ replied Bates with some relish.
It says much for the state of Mr Archibald’s preoccupation with the problem of Miss Penelope’s marionette song that it was a little while before his brain could diagnose any possible reason why the Law should wish to see him.MoreLess
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