A Murder is Arranged (2016)
“Huskisson had excused himself on the plea that he had business to transact in Kingston; he had gone by car.
When the two sportsmen returned Forge noticed that the Sunbeam was already back in the garage.
“Oh, I see Huskisson’s back,” he said to Oborn. “His business could not have taken him very long; he would have had time to come out with us.”
“I’ll bet that his business didn’t turn out well.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Only because I feel pretty sure that he wanted to find out... whether the police would offer any objection to his leaving your hospitable roof and that the police know the proverb of ‘A bird in the hand…’”
“If the police do hold him up don’t you think that it’s a bit thick? I mean, this is a free country.”
“You never can tell how much the police know about people. I suppose that nine men out of ten in this country have something to hide…”MoreLess
When the two sportsmen returned Forge noticed that the Sunbeam was already back in the garage.
“Oh, I see Huskisson’s back,” he said to Oborn. “His business could not have taken him very long; he would have had time to come out with us.”
“I’ll bet that his business didn’t turn out well.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Only because I feel pretty sure that he wanted to find out... whether the police would offer any objection to his leaving your hospitable roof and that the police know the proverb of ‘A bird in the hand…’”
“If the police do hold him up don’t you think that it’s a bit thick? I mean, this is a free country.”
“You never can tell how much the police know about people. I suppose that nine men out of ten in this country have something to hide…”MoreLess
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