The Case of the Late Pig
“‘See any point in it at all?’ He threw the letter aside and smiled at me with unexpected sheepishness. Sentiment glistened all over his face.
‘Pore little mole,’ he said.
I gaped at him, and he had the grace to look abashed. He recovered his truculence almost at once, however.
‘That walk,’ he began darkly. ‘I’m glad you’ve come in. I’ve bin waitin’ to talk to you. What do you think I am? A perishin’ centipede? Green bus, my old sock!’ ‘You’re getting old,’ I said offensively. ‘See if your menta...l faculties have failed as far as your physique has deteriorated. I have four minutes to get down to the dining-room. Does that letter convey anything to you or not? It was sent here. It arrived this morning.’ The dig touched him and his great white face was reproachful as he reread the note, his lips moving soundlessly.
‘A owl, a frog, a worm, and a angel are all upset because they can’t find this ’ere Peters,’ he said at last. ‘That’s clear, ain’t it?’ ‘Dazzlingly,’ I agreed.MoreLess
‘Pore little mole,’ he said.
I gaped at him, and he had the grace to look abashed. He recovered his truculence almost at once, however.
‘That walk,’ he began darkly. ‘I’m glad you’ve come in. I’ve bin waitin’ to talk to you. What do you think I am? A perishin’ centipede? Green bus, my old sock!’ ‘You’re getting old,’ I said offensively. ‘See if your menta...l faculties have failed as far as your physique has deteriorated. I have four minutes to get down to the dining-room. Does that letter convey anything to you or not? It was sent here. It arrived this morning.’ The dig touched him and his great white face was reproachful as he reread the note, his lips moving soundlessly.
‘A owl, a frog, a worm, and a angel are all upset because they can’t find this ’ere Peters,’ he said at last. ‘That’s clear, ain’t it?’ ‘Dazzlingly,’ I agreed.MoreLess
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