Woods, Stuart - Stone Barrington 08 - The Short Forever by Woods Stuart

Author:Woods, Stuart [Woods, Stuart]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-11-26T16:58:05+00:00

“Protection from whom? You’re better off ignorant of this whole business. Practice being ignorant.”

“I always knew Lance would get Erica into some sort of trouble.”

“What made you think that?”

“Lance is always getting these mysterious phone calls on his cellphone, or going off to meet people in pubs or other odd places. He doesn’t have an office, like a normal businessman; he travels at odd times and on short notice, and Erica thinks this is all perfectly normal.”

“Lots of people do business out of their homes,” Stone said. “I, for one, and a lot of what you’ve just said would apply to me, too.”

Monica laughed. “I wouldn’t want you mixed up with her, either. Mixed up with me, on the other hand, would be different. When are we going to have that dinner?”

“I think we’d better postpone that indefinitely,” Stone said.

Sarah hung up the phone and joined them. “That woman—Mrs. Rivers, James’s housekeeper—is a pain in the ass; I’m going to fire her at the first opportunity.”

“What’s the problem?”

“She didn’t want them in the house, said Mr. James wouldn’t approve. I had to explain to her that she isn’t working for Mr. James anymore, she’s working for Miss Sarah, and she’d better get used to it in a hurry. I went over there yesterday to start cleaning out the place, and she behaved as if James were coming back momentarily, as if he’d been out of town on business. I’ve asked Julian Wainwright to write her a letter telling her that she’s now in my employ, but I suppose she hasn’t received it yet.”

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