Some Buried Caesar (1953)
“But he exploded again: “What the devil do I care about your bull?” He transferred to Pratt: “You get out of here. Get!”
He was turned, and so were the others, by Wolfe’s voice booming across the room. “Mr. Osgood! Please!”
Wolfe had left the comfortable chair and was approaching. I saw by the look on his face, knowing it as I did, that something had jolted and irritated him almost to the limit, and wondered what it could be. He joined the circle. “How do you do, gentlemen. Mr. Pratt, it is a po...or return for your hospitality if I’ve offended you by renting my services to Mr. Osgood, and I hope you don’t feel that way about it. Mr. Osgood, this is your house, but however you may resent Mr. Pratt’s entering it, surely you can bottle your hostility for the present crisis. I assure you it’s highly desirable. He seems to have brought vital news, with Mr. McMillan—”
Osgood, glaring at Pratt, rumbled, “You dirty abominable mud lark!”
Pratt, returning the glare, growled, “You goddam stuffed shirt!”MoreLess
He was turned, and so were the others, by Wolfe’s voice booming across the room. “Mr. Osgood! Please!”
Wolfe had left the comfortable chair and was approaching. I saw by the look on his face, knowing it as I did, that something had jolted and irritated him almost to the limit, and wondered what it could be. He joined the circle. “How do you do, gentlemen. Mr. Pratt, it is a po...or return for your hospitality if I’ve offended you by renting my services to Mr. Osgood, and I hope you don’t feel that way about it. Mr. Osgood, this is your house, but however you may resent Mr. Pratt’s entering it, surely you can bottle your hostility for the present crisis. I assure you it’s highly desirable. He seems to have brought vital news, with Mr. McMillan—”
Osgood, glaring at Pratt, rumbled, “You dirty abominable mud lark!”
Pratt, returning the glare, growled, “You goddam stuffed shirt!”MoreLess
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