[MaC] More speculation in the lounge

[Jvstin]

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:27:57 -0500, Nowsounds <nowsounds at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > Marjorie shook her head.  "Wait... one of us might have
> > killed Miss Diamond?  And you want us to go back to our
> > rooms?  No way... I'm staying right here with other until
> > this gets figured out."
> 
> "I was not insinuating," Vangie protested, wounded, "that anyone should
> go anywhere alone, of course. But three or more together should be quite
> safe. Besides, are we really quite sure that there might not have been
> a-a burglar? Who even now might be in another of -our- flats? Waiting to
> murder someone else?"
> 
> "Both excellent points," Arabella said crisply. "I do think separating into
> small groups has several advantages, one of which is easing the sense of
> chaos we are all feeling... And if we are in groups of three or four, no one
> will be in immediate danger at all." She smiled at Marjorie and said, "I
> have no reason to suspect you of anything, for example, and would feel
> perfectly comfortable in a group with you and one or two others..."
> 

"We should keep to mixed groups." James offered, after taking a long
sip of his gin and tonic.  "There is no sense in putting the ladies
under threat." he said.  "Not with a miscreant on the loose."

"But I will stay with Mr. Barowenski." James announced. "Since I do
speak Polish fluently."