You were friends with Sara Ewes? The door slowly opened, but Nestors look remained suspicious. Why are you here? What do you want? Part Two Good. Because Im a little bit afraid of you. But most of his schemes were like the Mexican dope deal that had involved the old World War II Air Corps pilot. I wondered if Quane had been mixed up in something like that with the wide, short-legged man with the heavy eyebrows who had come hurtling down the stairs. But that seemed unlikely because I still knew I had seen the short-legged man somewhere before. I just couldnt remember where. Or even when. Devine was having a hard time keeping up with her.I imagine a place like this is loaded with help, servants, whatever you want to call them. Lots of wandering eyes to tell on us. He looked out again and saw her enter Valentines room. She closed the door behind her. Devine slipped out into the hall and wondered if Speers was enjoying a sexual encounter with Valentine as she had with him. Yes, until you have an actionable idea. Cleve Rector said,Hes representing that Claffin woman, of course. If you ask me, shes taking altogether too much of an interest in the affairs of this corporation. She sneaked in and purchased her property right out from under us. She— She took Sara from me. So I had to take something from her. Last night, a woman named Sheila Barton— In my youth, which I sometimes enjoy thinking of as misspent, I was a bit of an over-achiever in a limited kind of way. Or perhaps I was simply in a hurry although a bit unsure of my destination. If any. But by the time I was thirty-two I had been a student, a police reporter, a state legislator, a foreign correspondent, a political gunslinger, and some even thought, mistakenly, a secret agent of sorts. Now at forty-three I was a poetaster and a goatherd, providing that two Nubian goats could be considered a herd. From somewhere in the distance came the sound of an accordion, and a cracked baritone voice singing a sentimental ballad of a bygone era. Then the singing ceased, but the accordion played on. Chapter 2 So maybe my instincts arent all bad. But one out of four isnt going to cut it while working for Campbell..