I arose and reassured them, “It’s rite all kight, it doodn’t stain.” 24 Then I went over and picked up his morning paper and sat down where he had been. Tolman 23 ejaculated and bent over and reached for his handkerchief. ¶ I tipped my highball glass and spilled about a jigger on her 22 skirt where it was round over her knee. ¶ “ How much do you charge for a day’s work?” Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout. Third request made on: 30 December 2003 - no reply Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertainedand puzzledmillions of mystery fans around the world. Second request made on: 26 July 2003 - no reply Permission from the Rex Stout Estate pending.įirst request made on: 27 June 2002 - rejected He hated things that moved, and was fond of arguing that nine times out of ten the places that people were on their way to were no improvement whatever on those they were coming from. Underlined words or phrases were highlighted by the original author.Īn asterisk * within the body of quotations denotes a word or passage that the editor considers to be particularly significant or admirable. Words or phrases in italics or bold have been emphasized by the editor of this Book of Quotations
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |