Page 97 of Murder on Charity Lane

Hamilton

Is the canary in that adage the

same one who is in the coal mine?

Nicholas

You think there’s a cat in the

coal mine?

Hamilton

If so, ‘the cat who ate the canary in the

coal mine’ would refer to feeling

smug about impending disaster.

Sophie

There’s probably a German word

for that.

Anthony

Gld shook

Nicholas

Mein gott, Anthony, I didn’t know

you spoke German.

Lily-Ann looked up to see Anthony wincing at his phone.

“‘Glad she’s okay,’” he translated.

“Maybe stick to emojis?” she suggested.

“I don’t understand them. Riley told me the smiley is sarcastic.”

She texted as she spoke. “No one ever misinterprets a thumbs-up.”

Lily-Ann

Anthony and I are glad

she’s okay

Hamilton

So where did she disappear to?

Ocean

She won’t tell me.