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Chapter 4
Thenthetwelvebrothers,Jacob’ssons.Andthenthelambandthecatandthedogandthestickandthewaterandthebutcher.Andthentheangelofdeathkillsthebutcherandhekillstheoxandthedogkillsthecat.Soundsabitsillytillyoucometolookintoitwell.Justiceitmeansbutit’severybodyeatingeveryoneelse.That’swhatlifeisafterall.Howquicklyhedoesthatjob.Practicemakesperfect.Seemstoseewithhisfingers.
MrBloompassedonoutoftheclankingnoisesthroughthegalleryontothelanding.NowamIgoingtotramitoutallthewayandthencatchhimoutperhaps.Betterphonehimupfirst.Number?Yes.SameasCitron’shouse.Twentyeight.Twentyeightdoublefour.
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Hewentdownthehousestaircase.Whothedeucescrawledalloverthosewallswithmatches?Looksasiftheydiditforabet.Heavygreasysmelltherealwaysisinthoseworks.LukewarmglueinThom’snextdoorwhenIwasthere.
Hetookouthishandkerchieftodabhisnose.Citronlemon?Ah,thesoapIputthere.Loseitoutofthatpocket.Puttingbackhishandkerchiefhetookoutthesoapandstoweditaway,buttoned,intothehippocketofhistrousers.
Whatperfumedoesyourwifeuse?Icouldgohomestill:tram:somethingIforgot.Justtosee:before:dressing.No.Here.No.
AsuddenscreechoflaughtercamefromtheEveningTelegraphoffice.Knowwhothatis.What’sup?Popinaminutetophone.NedLambertitis.
Heenteredsoftly.
ERIN,GREENGEMOFTHESILVERSEA
—Theghostwalks,professorMacHughmurmuredsoftly,biscuitfullytothedustywindowpane.