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Chapter 17 Last Words: Dinner with Mr Robinson
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Chapter 17 Last Words: Dinner with Mr Robinson
‘What a lovely meal,’ said Tuppence. She looked round at the assembledcompany.
They had passed from the dining table and were now assembled in thelibrary round the coffee table.
Mr Robinson, as yellow and even larger than Tuppence had visualizedhim, was smiling behind a big and beautiful George II coffee-pot–next tohim was Mr Crispin, now, it seemed, answering to the name of Horsham.
Colonel Pikeaway sat next to Tommy, who had, rather doubtfully, offeredhim one of his own cigarettes.
Colonel Pikeaway, with an expression of surprise, said: ‘I never smokeafter dinner.’
Miss Collodon, whom Tuppence had found rather alarming, said, ‘In-deed, Colonel Pikeaway? How very, very interesting.’ She turned her headtowards Tuppence. ‘What a very well- behaved dog you have got, MrsBeresford!’
Hannibal, who was lying under the table with his head resting on Tup-pence’s foot, looked out with his misleading best angelic expression andmoved his tail gently.
‘I understood he was a very fierce dog,’ said Mr Robinson, casting anamused glance at Tuppence.
‘You should see him in action,’ said Mr Crispin–alias Horsham.
‘He has party manners when he is asked out to dinner,’ explained Tup-pence. ‘He loves it, feels he’s really a prestige dog going into high society.’
She turned to Mr Robinson. ‘It was really very, very nice of you to sendhim an invitation and to have a plateful of liver ready for him. He lovesliver.’
‘All dogs love liver,’ said Mr Robinson. ‘I understand–’ he looked atCrispin-Horsham–‘that if I were to pay a visit to Mr and Mrs Beresford attheir own home I might be torn to pieces.’
‘Hannibal takes his duties very seriously,’ said Mr Crispin. ‘He’s a well-bred guard dog and never forgets it.’
‘You understand his feelings, of course, as a security officer,’ said MrRobinson.
His eyes twinkled.
‘You and your husband have done a very remarkable1 piece of work, MrsBeresford,’ said Mr Robinson. ‘We are indebted to you. Colonel Pikeawaytells me that you were the initiator in the affair.’
‘It just happened,’ said Tuppence, embarrassed. ‘I got–well–curious. Iwanted to find out–about certain things–’
‘Yes, I gathered that. And now, perhaps you feel an equally natural curi-osity as to what all this has been about?’
Tuppence became even more embarrassed, and her remarks becameslightly incoherent.
‘Oh–oh of course–I mean–I do understand that all this is quite secret–Imean all very hush-hush–and that we can’t ask questions–because youcouldn’t tell us things. I do understand that
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