The Rainaldi Quartet
“‘I think Forlani is holding out on us.’ I spread some apricot jam on a bread roll and looked up. ‘How do you mean?’ ‘He must know more than he’s letting on. The letters Tomaso showed him – Forlani said he couldn’t remember what they contained. I don’t believe that. A man like Forlani; he’s peculiar, but he’s not senile. I want to talk to him again before we leave Venice.’ ‘Go back to his house? With that stench?’ I said.
‘It won’t take long,’ Guastafeste replied.
We paid our bill and left our b...ags at the pensione while we walked back over the Grand Canal to Forlani’s palazzo. The front door of his house was ajar when we got there. Guastafeste looked at it, frowning, then he pushed the door open with his foot.
‘Dottor Forlani?’ he called.
There was no reply. Guastafeste examined the door without touching it. The locks were still intact. There was no sign of a forced entry.
‘Maybe he’s gone out to the shops,’ I said. ‘He has to buy food some time.’ ‘And leave his door unlocked?MoreLess
‘It won’t take long,’ Guastafeste replied.
We paid our bill and left our b...ags at the pensione while we walked back over the Grand Canal to Forlani’s palazzo. The front door of his house was ajar when we got there. Guastafeste looked at it, frowning, then he pushed the door open with his foot.
‘Dottor Forlani?’ he called.
There was no reply. Guastafeste examined the door without touching it. The locks were still intact. There was no sign of a forced entry.
‘Maybe he’s gone out to the shops,’ I said. ‘He has to buy food some time.’ ‘And leave his door unlocked?MoreLess
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