“I’m going out tonight.”
“Well?”
“I’m going out with Lieutenant Trebling.”
He was surprised. “That was fast work. Did he do that while he was in the office?”
“We talked about it. He called me back later and I told him I’d go out with him.”
“Well, well.” Holton was admiring but Caroline was not sure whether he was admiring her or Trebling.
“I think he’s nice,” she said, not committing herself.
“Yes, he’s a good guy.”
They crossed a street nervously and in silence. On the other side they went on talking.
“Tell me something about him?” she asked.