removed the cigarette and smiled provokingly. She is always amused by my agitations.
\"Well, what is it now?\" she asked.
I told her.
\"Damn the telephone!\" she said pleasantly. \"It puts us at the mercy of every lunatic in the five boroughs.\"
\"It's certainly a hoax,\" I said.
\"Undoubtedly. Just the same, we dare not ignore it.\"
\"After all, it's a matter for the police to attend to.\"
\"Quite,\" she said, taking up
removed the cigarette and smiled provokingly. She is always amused by my agitations.
\"Well, what is it now?\" she asked.
I told her.
\"Damn the telephone!\" she said pleasantly. \"It puts us at the mercy of every lunatic in the five boroughs.\"
\"It's certainly a hoax,\" I said.
\"Undoubtedly. Just the same, we dare not ignore it.\"
\"After all, it's a matter for the police to attend to.\"
\"Quite,\" she said, taking up
