The Case of the Frightened Friend Quotes

“But what made you tumble, Inspector?”
“I’m not sure,” said Wyatt. “Though I’ve heard them and seen them dozens of times, something seemed wrong when I heard them a few minutes ago. It took me a little while to realize what it was. And it was the drum.”
“The drum?”
“They’re none of them really good musicians. The drummer—who’s probably their leader—least of all. He just kept up a steady pounding with no variation in rhythm. But what struck me as odd, though I didn’t realize it at the time, was that every once in a while, for no apparent reason, he’d stop.”
“When one of the dips passed him something to put in his pocket!” said Andrew.
“That’s it.”
“Well, you’ve done it again,” said Tucker gravely. “It just goes to show what kind of education you need to get ahead on the force. Why, you’ve even got to be a musician. All right, all right,” he said as Wyatt turned on him with mock ferocity. “After this you can shy all the coconuts you like at me, and I won’t even try to dodge.”
― Robert Newman, The Case of the Frightened Friend

“I take it you’re going.”
“Of course. Do you want to come with me?”
She looked at him steadily. “If you hadn’t shown me the telegram, I would have thrown the teapot at you. If you hadn’t asked me to come, I would have thrown the teapot and the milk jug.”
“Lucky I did then,” he said, smiling.”
― Robert Newman, The Case of the Frightened Friend

“Got your eye full?” asked Sara aggressively as he looked at her, repeating the first words she had ever said to him.
“Yes, I have,” he said smiling.”
― Robert Newman, The Case of the Frightened Friend

“Because when I saw you yesterday afternoon, you claimed you weren’t sure that something was wrong with Cortland’s grandfather. But if you sent a note to Sir Arthur, you must have been sure that something was wrong even before you brought Dr. Reeves there this morning.”
“Are you trying to evaluate your judgment or mine?”
“Either or both,” said Andrew with a grin.”
― Robert Newman, The Case of the Frightened Friend