Some Buried Caesar (Nero Wolfe, #6)

by Rex Stout

“The fricassee with dumplings is made by a Mrs. Miller whose husband has left her four times on account of her disposition and returned four times on account of her cooking and is still there.

“Kiss me.” “I can’t until I wash my face. Anyway, I told you that wasn’t a precedent. I have to be careful. I kissed a girl once in the subway and when she came to she was on top of the Empire State Building. She had floated out through a grating and right on up.” “Goodness. Did you ever send one clear to heaven?” “The place is full of them.”