The Saint And the Hapsburg Necklace
The Saint And the Hapsburg Necklace
“In another virtually continuous about-turn he flung himself at the girl, sending her flying through the door.
The impetus of his charge carried him through with her, and he slammed the door after him. The two men had been so surprised by his instantaneous reaction that they had not even moved.
The Saint helped Frankie to her feet. She smoothed her skirt and batted her eyelids up at him.
“You certainly do have the caveman approach.”
“And you’re like all women who want to make quite sure that the...y’re looking nice even if they may get killed the next minute. Come on, let’s get to Max’s before they shoot the lock in. I don’t think they’ll risk the noise, but with these types you never know.”
They were standing in a sort of archway leading to an inner courtyard of what had once been a large palais. Like so many big Viennese houses it was no longer tenanted by impoverished aristocratic owners and had been converted to flats. Without a word Frankie ran to a side door in the courtyard, which she opened with another key.MoreLess
The impetus of his charge carried him through with her, and he slammed the door after him. The two men had been so surprised by his instantaneous reaction that they had not even moved.
The Saint helped Frankie to her feet. She smoothed her skirt and batted her eyelids up at him.
“You certainly do have the caveman approach.”
“And you’re like all women who want to make quite sure that the...y’re looking nice even if they may get killed the next minute. Come on, let’s get to Max’s before they shoot the lock in. I don’t think they’ll risk the noise, but with these types you never know.”
They were standing in a sort of archway leading to an inner courtyard of what had once been a large palais. Like so many big Viennese houses it was no longer tenanted by impoverished aristocratic owners and had been converted to flats. Without a word Frankie ran to a side door in the courtyard, which she opened with another key.MoreLess
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