The Lazarus Plot
“"Relax. I'm still me," he said. "And I haven't gone nuts." "But-" Joe looked quizzically at the Gray Man, who was unsuccessfully struggling to get out from under Frank.
"I saw him reaching for his desk buzzer," said Frank. "He was going to sound the alarm and bring in guards to haul us away." He looked at the Gray Man, who had given up struggling. "Am I right?" "You'll never get away with this," the Gray Man said, glaring defiantly at Frank.
"What's gotten into him?" Joe asked his brother. "It'...s not what's gotten into him. It's who's gotten to him," said Frank. "Our doubles must have arrived here already and convinced him they were us. So when we arrived, he thought we were imposters. Right, Mr. Gray?" "Very clever," said the Gray Man. "But not clever enough to fool me." "See what I mean, Joe?" said Frank. "That's why I didn't want him to call the guards. It would have taken too long to convince everybody that we're really us, especially if they tossed us in jail instead of hearing us out.MoreLess
"I saw him reaching for his desk buzzer," said Frank. "He was going to sound the alarm and bring in guards to haul us away." He looked at the Gray Man, who had given up struggling. "Am I right?" "You'll never get away with this," the Gray Man said, glaring defiantly at Frank.
"What's gotten into him?" Joe asked his brother. "It'...s not what's gotten into him. It's who's gotten to him," said Frank. "Our doubles must have arrived here already and convinced him they were us. So when we arrived, he thought we were imposters. Right, Mr. Gray?" "Very clever," said the Gray Man. "But not clever enough to fool me." "See what I mean, Joe?" said Frank. "That's why I didn't want him to call the guards. It would have taken too long to convince everybody that we're really us, especially if they tossed us in jail instead of hearing us out.MoreLess
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