The Plague of Thieves Affair
“Most of the remaining guests were still grouped together in the center of the gallery, all except for Eldredge, who stood pointing tremulously at the display, and Thaddeus Bakker who stood off to one side looking frightened and twitching fingers across the front of his corporation. Even from a distance, Sabina could see that the blue velvet centerpiece case was now empty.
Marcel Carreaux and Andrew Rayburn both ran to the display table. The Frenchman was gesticulating wildly, his saturnine face... mottled with a blend of outrage and anxiety; the gallery owner was so pale his face looked as if it had been dusted with talcum powder. Sabina hurried to join them, a sidelong glance telling her that Charles the Third was still guarding the door. No emotion showed on his hawkish countenance. A rattlepate he might be, but he was undeniably calm in a crisis.
She caught hold of Rayburn’s arm. “To the front door. Quickly!”
He blinked at her in confusion.
“To lock it. You do have your keys?”MoreLess
Marcel Carreaux and Andrew Rayburn both ran to the display table. The Frenchman was gesticulating wildly, his saturnine face... mottled with a blend of outrage and anxiety; the gallery owner was so pale his face looked as if it had been dusted with talcum powder. Sabina hurried to join them, a sidelong glance telling her that Charles the Third was still guarding the door. No emotion showed on his hawkish countenance. A rattlepate he might be, but he was undeniably calm in a crisis.
She caught hold of Rayburn’s arm. “To the front door. Quickly!”
He blinked at her in confusion.
“To lock it. You do have your keys?”MoreLess
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