“Do they know who did it?”
“No. They’re looking for the blind man.”
“Bosh!” Josephine Dell said. “He wouldn’t hurt a fly! That’s absolutely out of the question.”
“That’s what I think.”
“How did you happen to discover the body?”
“I went out to see this blind man.”
“You like him, don’t you?”
“Yes.”
“So do I. I think he’s marvellous. I must ask him about Myrna Jackson. I saw her talking with him last week. Really, it’s a crime how little I know about her. This Bollman, don’t t you think — I know I shouldn’t say anything about him if he’s dead, but — don’t you think—”
Bertha said, “You’re damn right I do. I don’t care how dead he is. He was a heel.”