There Was an Old Woman [= The Quick And the Dead]

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MACLYN POTTS, his twin and the other businessman of the family, Vice President in Charge of Advertising and Promotion

HESSE, FLINT, PLGGOTT, JOHNSON, of the Inspector’s staff

DR. SAMUEL PROUTY, Assistant Medical Examiner of New York County

CUTTINS, the Potts butler

MR. UNDERHILL, the plant manager

DR. CRITTENDEN, who was amazed

The pearl-gray planet of the Supreme Court building, which lies in Foley Square, is round in shape; whereby you may know that in New York County, Justice is one with universal laws, following the conscience of Man like the earth the sun. Or so Ellery Queen reflected as he sat on the southern extremity of his spine in Trial Term Part VI, Mr. Justice Greevey not yet presiding, between Sergeant Thomas Velie of Homicide and Inspector Queen, waiting to testify in a case which is another story.

“How long, O Lord?” yawned Ellery.

“If you’re referring to that Gilbert and Sullivan pipsqueak, Greevey,” snapped his father, “Greevey’s probably just scratching his navel and crawling out of his ermine bed. Velie, go see what’s holding up the works.”

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