Privy to the Dead (2015)
“They weren’t particularly heavy, but they were irreplaceable—and they might contain evidence crucial to solving a murder. A very slim chance, I knew, but it was nice to have an armed FBI agent protecting them. Even if he didn’t know it.
We had a pleasant dinner, and then I announced, “I have some Society stuff I need to review this evening. I thought I’d spread out on the dining room table.” We usually ate in the kitchen anyway. The table and its four chairs were the only pieces of furnitur...e in the dining room; luckily there was an overhead chandelier, emerging from an opulent cast-plaster medallion, to provide light, even if it was a challenge to replace the bulbs so far above.
“Okay,” James said amiably. “I think there’s a game on. I’ll wash up, if you’ve got work to do.”
I wasn’t about to turn down that offer, so I grabbed up my files and retreated to the dining room. I set them down, pulled up a chair, and started sorting the files into piles.MoreLess
We had a pleasant dinner, and then I announced, “I have some Society stuff I need to review this evening. I thought I’d spread out on the dining room table.” We usually ate in the kitchen anyway. The table and its four chairs were the only pieces of furnitur...e in the dining room; luckily there was an overhead chandelier, emerging from an opulent cast-plaster medallion, to provide light, even if it was a challenge to replace the bulbs so far above.
“Okay,” James said amiably. “I think there’s a game on. I’ll wash up, if you’ve got work to do.”
I wasn’t about to turn down that offer, so I grabbed up my files and retreated to the dining room. I set them down, pulled up a chair, and started sorting the files into piles.MoreLess
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