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“Give Elizabeth a kiss for me!” Uncle David called after him, as he left the house.
“David,” said Aunt Lucy, “he’ll never marry Elizabeth until the mystery is cleared up.”
“Nonsense!” said Doctor David. “Donaldson’s dead. Maggie will keep quiet for her own sake. She’s as criminally liable as I am. Beverly Carlysle hasn’t been heard of for years. The Thorwald woman will never tell. The whole thing’s dead and buried”....
At dinner, Dick was as cheerful as usual.
“I’ve asked Elizabeth Wheeler to go to the theatre on Wednesday to see Beverly Carlysle in ‘The Valley.’”
Aunt Lucy, fork in air, stared at him. Uncle David stared at his plate.