The Girl in the Nile
“said Zeinab, outraged. “The girl is dead, isn’t she?”
“We can’t be sure of that,” said Owen cautiously.
“No? You think she jumped off the top of that boat and swam to the shore?”
“Well, in principle she could have done—”
“Egyptian girls,” said Zeinab haughtily, “do not swim.” Owen was beginning to wish he hadn’t told her.
“In any case,” he said, “Narouz is wrong. Just because there isn’t a body, that doesn’t mean there couldn’t be a case. A potential crime has been reported. The report itself i...s sufficient to trigger things. An investigation has been started and it will continue until, well, the file is closed. It has become a bureaucratic matter now.”
“There are times,” said Zeinab, “when you sound boringly cold-blooded.”
“The investigation will continue,” Owen contented himself with saying.
“Oh, good.” Zeinab brooded awhile. Then she said, “It will continue, yes, but will it get anywhere?”
“We’ve only just started,”MoreLess
“We can’t be sure of that,” said Owen cautiously.
“No? You think she jumped off the top of that boat and swam to the shore?”
“Well, in principle she could have done—”
“Egyptian girls,” said Zeinab haughtily, “do not swim.” Owen was beginning to wish he hadn’t told her.
“In any case,” he said, “Narouz is wrong. Just because there isn’t a body, that doesn’t mean there couldn’t be a case. A potential crime has been reported. The report itself i...s sufficient to trigger things. An investigation has been started and it will continue until, well, the file is closed. It has become a bureaucratic matter now.”
“There are times,” said Zeinab, “when you sound boringly cold-blooded.”
“The investigation will continue,” Owen contented himself with saying.
“Oh, good.” Zeinab brooded awhile. Then she said, “It will continue, yes, but will it get anywhere?”
“We’ve only just started,”MoreLess
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