The Equivoque Principle (2008)
The Equivoque Principle
“‘Yeah, I got one,’ said a broad-shouldered Cockney. ‘This Quint bloke—’ ‘Quaint,’ corrected Reynolds. ‘Cornelius Quaint. What of him?’ ‘Quaint, right,’ continued the broad-shouldered man. ‘You said he’s some sort of magician, so what’s your beef wiv’ ’im, then? What’d he do, saw yer wife in half, or summat?’ Reynolds grinned. ‘What a rum bunch you lot are. You mean you actually need to know what the bloke’s done before you do him over? What’s the world coming to when you can’t even find a relia...bly dishonest bloke to do a little roughing up? You’re getting paid, aren’t you?’ He clamped his hands over his eyes, and slid them down his face in frustration, distorting his voice. ‘You’re not knights of the bloody realm, fellas, you’re bad seeds. Rotten apples! Shouldn’t matter what he’s done. Maybe he’s killed my entire family, maybe he’s done nothing—it don’t matter! All you need to know is where he is and how heavy you need to get on him.’ ‘We got it, boss,’ said another man, dressed in a scabby tan waistcoat with a fine mesh of grey stubble protruding from his jaw line.MoreLess
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