“And in the meantime when the cat’s in bed the mice’ll play, huh?”
“That’s about right. No one ever comes near the place. She’s likely to be some time before she gets around again. While she’s climbing walls and screaming her head off, the staff relaxes. That’s fair enough, isn’t it?”
“Certainly is, and they certainly can relax.”
She finished her drink.
“Now, let’s get away from Maureen. I have enough of her nights without you talking about her.”
“You on night duty? That’s a shame.”
“Why?” The green-blue eyes alerted.
“I thought it might be fun to take you out one night and show you things.”
“What things?”
“For a start I have a lovely set of etchings.”