Tallulah Signalled Me So Frantically
can’t you hear the thunder?- there’s a man with a gun over there
- with great firmness
- Our plans worked to perfection
- his was a familiar name
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Tallulah signalled me so frantically I thought I might need to fake another coughing fit. The message was, “Can’t you hear the thunder?” which I recognized from the agency codebook. The meaning: “Shut up before I strangle you from inside your own fancy clothes!” The agency had a very comprehensive codebook.
The waiter remained calm. He said, “Sir, there’s a man with a gun over there. And over there, and there, and there… all the way around your table.” He plated my dessert with great firmness, and as he set it before he said, “Our plans worked to perfection, but then so did our adversaries’. This is how it is sometimes.” He deftly knocked my fork off the table, and stooping to pick it up put his face near enough my ear introduce himself in a discreet whisper.
His was a familiar name.
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