Department of the City of New York. Chapter 16 Chapter 16 A CALL AFTER MIDNIGHT Friday, July 13; 5:15 P.M. We found Doctor Bliss in the drawing-room, slumped in a deep sprawling chair, his tweed hat pulled down over his eyes. Beside him stood Guilfoyle s silver ray ban aviators mirror mirking triump silver ray ban aviators mirror hantly. Vance was annoyed, and took no pains to hide the fact. Tell your efficient bloodhound to wait outside, will you, Sergeant? O.K. Heath looked commiseratingly at Guilfoyle. Out on the cement, Guil, he ordered. And dont ask any questions. This aint a murder caseits a Halloween party in a bug-house. The detective grinned and left us. Bliss lifted his eyes. He was a dejected-looking figure. His face was flushed, and apprehension and humiliation were written on his sunken features. Now, I suppose, he said in a quavering
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