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11:46 PM, Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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I turned
to the skinny white section, thinking I wouldn't
find Elizabeth Eastlake listed, but I didIt rang twice and then Wireman
answered
"Hello, Eastlake residence
There was hardly a trace in that perfectly
modulated voice of the man who had laughed hard
enough to break his chair, and all at once this
seemed like the world's worst idea, but I saw no
other option
"Wireman? This is Edgar Freemantle
6 - The Lady of the House
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The following afternoon found me once more sitting
at the little table at the end of the El Palacio
de Asesinos boardwalkThe striped umbrella,
although ripped, was still serviceableA breeze
chilly enough to warrant sweatshirts was blowing
in off the waterLittle scars of light danced
across the table-top as I talkedAnd I rolex watches discount talked,
all right - for almost an hour, refreshing myself
with sips of green tea from a glass Wireman kept
filledAt last I stopped and for a little while
there was no sound but the mild whisper of the
incoming waves, breaking and running up the strand
Wireman must have heard enough wrong in my voice
the night before to concern him, because he'd
offered to come in the Palacio golf cart
immediatelyHe said he could stay in touch with
Miss Eastlake via walkie-talkieI told him it
could wait a littleIt was important, I said, but
not urgentNot in the 911 sense, at leastIf Tom were to commit suicide on his
cruise, there was little I could do to prevent it
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But I didn't think he'd do it as long as his
mother and brother were with him
I had no intention of telling Wireman d
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