Campion 03 Look to the Lady (Gyrth Chalice) by Margery Allingham

Author:Margery Allingham [Allingham, Margery]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

“Sure.” The Inspector picked up the telephone, and after ten minutes’ intensive instruction set it down again. “There you are,” he said. “Endless official forms saved you. It’ll cost you a bit. Money no object, I suppose, though? By the way,” he added, “hasn’t an order come through to give you unofficially any assistance for which you may ask?”

Campion shot him a warning glance and he turned off the remark hastily. “I probably dreamt it,” he said. He looked at Val curiously, but the boy had not noticed the incident.

“That’s settled, then,” said Mr. Campion. “I’ll wait till you’re all fixed up, and go back to Sanctuary to-morrow morning. You’ll find everything you want here, Val. I suppose it’ll be all right with your pater?”

Val grinned. “Oh, Lord, yes,” he said. “He seems to have taken you for granted since the first time he heard of you, which is rather odd, but still—the whole thing’s incomprehensible. I’ve ceased to marvel.”

The Inspector rose and stood beside his friend. “Take care,” he said. “Four days isn’t long to nail down a chosen expert of Les Inconnus and write full-stop after his name. And besides,” he added with unmistakable gravity, “I should hate to see you hanged.”

Mr. Campion held out his hand. “A sentiment which does you credit, kind sir,”

he said. But there was a new solemnity beneath the lightness of his words, and the pale eyes behind the horn-rimmed spectacles were hard and determined.

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