《Star-Sent Knaves 》作者：- Keith Laumer【EPUB】

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The Star-Sent Knaves 1 Clyde W. Snithian was a bald eagle of a man dark-eyed pot-bellied with the large expressivehands of a rug merchant. Round-shouldered in a loose cloak he blinked small reddish eyes atDan Slanes travel-stained six-foot-one. quotKelly here tells me youve been demanding to see me.quot He nodded toward the florid man at hisside. He had a high thin voice like something that needed oiling. quotSomething about importantinformation regarding my paintings.quot quotThats right Mr. Snithianquot Dan said. quotI believe I can be of great help to you.quot quotHelp how If youve got ideas of bilking me . . .quot The red eyes bored into Dan like hotpokers. quotNothing like that sir. Now I know you have quite a system of guards here-the papers are fullof it-quot quotDamned busybodies Sensation-mongers If it wasnt for the press Id have no concern for mypaintings todayquot quotYes sir. But my point is the one really important spot has been left unguarded.quot quotNow wait a minute-quot Kelly started. quotWhats thatquot Snithian cut in. quotYou have a hundred and fifty men guarding the house and grounds day and night-quot quotTwo hundred and twenty-fivequot Kelly snapped. quot-but no one at all in the vault with the paintingsquot Slane finished. quotOf course notquot Snithian shrilled. quotWhy should I post a man in the vault Its under constant surveillance from the corridor outside.quot quotThe Harriman paintings were removed from a locked vaultquot