“It said briefly that Maureen Hymes had died that same night she returned from Edinburgh. "Her last words were for you. Tell the Inspector to remember his promise.'" Faro thrust it across the breakfast table. "Seems you were right in your diagnosis, lad." "Poor creature," said Vince as he read. "You know, it often happens like that with twins, particularly identical more than fraternal ones. Curiously, their life-span is the same, and when one dies the other does not long survive." Handing the l...etter back, he said, "Well, Stepfather, what are you going to do now?" "I don't see what I can do." Vince smiled. "Come now, a promise is a promise, Stepfather." "The poor woman is dead." Vince shook his head. "That is beside the point. Where, may I ask, is your chivalry?" "Killed stone dead by twenty years with the police, I expect." Faro sighed. "You do talk nonsense sometimes, lad. Can you imagine me persuading the Superintendent that I want to reopen the Hymes murder case—on the dying wish of his sister?" Vince pushed aside his breakfast egg before replying.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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