The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe 04) by Raymond Chandler

The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe 04) by Raymond Chandler

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Doctors are just people, born to sorrow, fighting the long grim fight like the rest of us. But there was something about the way this one behaved that intrigued me. I looked at my watch, decided it was time to get something to eat, lit another cigarette and didn't move. It took about five minutes. Then a green sedan whisked around the corner and bore down the block. It coasted to a stop in front of Dr. Almore's house and its tall buggy-whip aerial quivered. A big man with dusty blond hair got out and went up to Dr.

I don't fool around. You're a licensed detective your card says. " I got my wallet out and handed him things to prove it. He looked at them and threw them back across the desk. The celluloid holder with the photostat license in it fell to the floor. He didn't bother to apologize. "I don't know M'Gee," he said. "I know Sheriff Petersen. I asked for the name of a reliable man to do a job. " "M'Gee is in the Hollywood sub-station of the sheriff's office," I said. " "Not necessary. I guess you might do, but don't get flip with me.

She has never been arrested," he said. "That's not what I mean. Sometimes in large department stores they make it a condition of dropping shoplifting charges that you give them your prints. It scares the amateurs and builds up a file of kleptomaniacs in their protective association. " "Nothing like that has happened to my knowledge," he said. "Well, I think we might almost throw the shoplifting angle out of this for the time being," I said. "If she got arrested, she would get searched. Even if the cops let her use a Jane Doe name on the police blotter, they would be likely to get in touch with you.

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