More Stout Turns of Phrase
"[She] gave him the cherry out of her cocktail..."
From the novella "Man Alive" (1947) by Rex Stout (another Nero Wolfe mystery), the phrasing above is an accusation of adultery. It took me two pages to figure that out and turn back to this initial statement enlightened. None of the characters seem to have my comprehension problem.
From the novella "Man Alive" (1947) by Rex Stout (another Nero Wolfe mystery), the phrasing above is an accusation of adultery. It took me two pages to figure that out and turn back to this initial statement enlightened. None of the characters seem to have my comprehension problem.