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The Death Collector
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“Four days after his own funeral, Albert Wilkes came home for Tea.”
― The Death Collector
― The Death Collector
“Sir William frowned. "Where did you get that jacket?" he asked. Immediately he shook his head and waved his hand dismissively. "No, don't tell me. I've a feeling I don't want to know. Some washing line or laundry basket between here and Marylebone, no doubt.”
― The Death Collector
― The Death Collector
“Can I help you?" the man asked. His tone implied that he doubted very much that he could.
"Yeah," Eddie told him from several steps lower down, "I'm meeting me mates here."
"Mates?" The man's nose wrinkled.
"George and Liz," Eddie said. The man seemed unmoved. "And Sir William Something-or-other."
This had an effect. The man came down the steps to meet him. "You're with Sir William's party?" he asked quietly, looking round to make sure no one could hear them.
Eddie nodded, surprised at the change in the man's attitude.
The doorman sniffed, and made a face. "Yes," he said, "Now you mention it, I can tell that you are.”
― The Death Collector
"Yeah," Eddie told him from several steps lower down, "I'm meeting me mates here."
"Mates?" The man's nose wrinkled.
"George and Liz," Eddie said. The man seemed unmoved. "And Sir William Something-or-other."
This had an effect. The man came down the steps to meet him. "You're with Sir William's party?" he asked quietly, looking round to make sure no one could hear them.
Eddie nodded, surprised at the change in the man's attitude.
The doorman sniffed, and made a face. "Yes," he said, "Now you mention it, I can tell that you are.”
― The Death Collector
“Eddie sighed. Clearly they weren't going to realise who he was without help. He dropped his mouth open in an expression of horror and fear. "Oh my good God," he said loudly.
The men stared at him, mildly surprised at this outburst.
"Oh my cripes," Eddie went on quickly. "It's you, isn't it? You're the ones Lorimore's sent to find me, ain't you?!”
― The Death Collector
The men stared at him, mildly surprised at this outburst.
"Oh my cripes," Eddie went on quickly. "It's you, isn't it? You're the ones Lorimore's sent to find me, ain't you?!”
― The Death Collector
“We're as safe here as anywhere, I suppose," Liz admitted.
"That's true enough," George agreed. "Like you said, this is the last place anyone would expect to find us."
He froze as behind them in the fog, someone cleared their throat.
"I must beg to differ," a voice said.
George turned so fast he sent the fog swirling. Liz gave a gasp of astonishment, and Eddie scrambled for cover.
"I'm so sorry," Sir William Protheroe said, "did I startle you?”
― The Death Collector
"That's true enough," George agreed. "Like you said, this is the last place anyone would expect to find us."
He froze as behind them in the fog, someone cleared their throat.
"I must beg to differ," a voice said.
George turned so fast he sent the fog swirling. Liz gave a gasp of astonishment, and Eddie scrambled for cover.
"I'm so sorry," Sir William Protheroe said, "did I startle you?”
― The Death Collector
“It worked better than she had hoped. Even husband Gerald gasped in surprise, and seemed to be trying to push the table back down—into the floor. George too seemed taken in, bless him.”
― The Death Collector
― The Death Collector
