Friday, May 24, 2019

Handy weapons

Think - think hard about the room - about where the furniture is. He'll be taken by surprise. Think where the table is, and the chairs. The chairs. Pick one up if you can - yes, pick on up an drive at him with a leg - at his knees - or his head. A good deal could be done with a chair, and his knife would be no good to him.

(from The Case Is Closed, by Patricia Wentworth)

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