The Four of Hearts (2013)
“QUEEN, RAT Ellery was sitting at his kitchenette table Saturday morning clad in pyjamas and robe and giving his divided attention simultaneously to a sooty slab of toast, the morning paper announcing the latest developments, which were nil, in the Royle-Stuart case, and a paper-backed book entitled Fortune Telling by Cards, when his telephone rang.
‘Queen!’ Ty’s voice was eager. ‘What did she say?’ ‘What did who say?’ ‘Bonnie. Did you fix it up for me?’ ‘Oh, Bonnie.’ Ellery thought furiously. ‘Well, now, Ty, I’ve got bad news for you.’ ‘What do you mean?’ ‘She won’t believe a word of it. She’s still convinced your father wrote those notes to her mother.’ ‘But she can’t!’ howled Ty. ‘It’s not reasonable. Didn’t you tell her about that mailing company and the rest of it?’ ‘Oh, certainly,’ lied Ellery. ‘But you can’t expect reasonableness from a woman, Ty; a man of your experience ought to know that. Why don’t you give Bonnie up as a hopeless job?’ Ty was silent; Ellery could almost see ...him grinding his teeth together and sticking out his lean jaw.MoreLess
‘Queen!’ Ty’s voice was eager. ‘What did she say?’ ‘What did who say?’ ‘Bonnie. Did you fix it up for me?’ ‘Oh, Bonnie.’ Ellery thought furiously. ‘Well, now, Ty, I’ve got bad news for you.’ ‘What do you mean?’ ‘She won’t believe a word of it. She’s still convinced your father wrote those notes to her mother.’ ‘But she can’t!’ howled Ty. ‘It’s not reasonable. Didn’t you tell her about that mailing company and the rest of it?’ ‘Oh, certainly,’ lied Ellery. ‘But you can’t expect reasonableness from a woman, Ty; a man of your experience ought to know that. Why don’t you give Bonnie up as a hopeless job?’ Ty was silent; Ellery could almost see ...him grinding his teeth together and sticking out his lean jaw.MoreLess
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