The Bishop's Pawn
“When Marc recovered from the shock of the constable’s blunt announcement (“The Yankee lawyer’s been stabbed to death beside the jeweller’s an’ the Chief wants you to come”), he pressed for more details. But Rossiter merely repeated the last half of his message (“Sarge just wants you to come”), tipped his hat to Beth, who had come up behind Marc in her kimono, and started to walk away.
“You’re sure it’s Mr. Dougherty?”
Rossiter paused. “Ain’t too many fellas over three hundred pounds wearin’ a g...entleman’s duds,” Rossiter said.
“Now I gotta go an’ tell the young ones about it.”
“Marc, you mustn’t let Mr. Rossiter break such news to Brodie an’ Celia!” Beth said as she squeezed into the doorway beside her husband.
“You’re right, darling,” Marc said, wishing Beth had not come out of the kitchen to hear Rossiter’s report.
“You go on back to your chief,” he said to Rossiter, “and I’ll go to the Dougherty cottage. Tell Wilf that I’ll come to police quarters as soon as I can.”MoreLess
“You’re sure it’s Mr. Dougherty?”
Rossiter paused. “Ain’t too many fellas over three hundred pounds wearin’ a g...entleman’s duds,” Rossiter said.
“Now I gotta go an’ tell the young ones about it.”
“Marc, you mustn’t let Mr. Rossiter break such news to Brodie an’ Celia!” Beth said as she squeezed into the doorway beside her husband.
“You’re right, darling,” Marc said, wishing Beth had not come out of the kitchen to hear Rossiter’s report.
“You go on back to your chief,” he said to Rossiter, “and I’ll go to the Dougherty cottage. Tell Wilf that I’ll come to police quarters as soon as I can.”MoreLess
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