The Removers
“Beth came out. Behind her, I caught a glimpse of the kid working on herself with comb and brush, in front of the dresser mirror.
“Whom were you calling, Matt?” Beth asked.
“My boss. You met him,” I said.
“Oh, the gray-haired man who came out last year and tried to persuade me not to—”
“Yes.”
“He wasn’t very diplomatic. Everything he told me about. about your work was, well, shocking, to say the least.”
“Sure.” I found myself wondering just how hard Mac had actually tried to prevent the divorce.... After all, reliable help is hard to get these days, and the work isn’t suited to a married man with responsibilities.
Beth looked down at her hands, and said in a quite different tone, “I think you know what it’s all about, don’t you, Matt?”
“What Fredericks wants of the Duke? It wasn’t too hard to guess, knowing Fredericks’ current business and the Duke’s former status and certain other things.”
She said, “It was put as a straight business proposition first.MoreLess
“Whom were you calling, Matt?” Beth asked.
“My boss. You met him,” I said.
“Oh, the gray-haired man who came out last year and tried to persuade me not to—”
“Yes.”
“He wasn’t very diplomatic. Everything he told me about. about your work was, well, shocking, to say the least.”
“Sure.” I found myself wondering just how hard Mac had actually tried to prevent the divorce.... After all, reliable help is hard to get these days, and the work isn’t suited to a married man with responsibilities.
Beth looked down at her hands, and said in a quite different tone, “I think you know what it’s all about, don’t you, Matt?”
“What Fredericks wants of the Duke? It wasn’t too hard to guess, knowing Fredericks’ current business and the Duke’s former status and certain other things.”
She said, “It was put as a straight business proposition first.MoreLess
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