Mrs. Jeffries In The Nick Of Time - Plot & Excerpts
Jeffries in the Nick of Time CHAPTER 5 Smythe hadn’t wanted to do it this way, but after two days of struggling about on his own and getting nowhere, he’d decided to put his pride to one side and do what he had to do. He pushed through the door of the Dirty Duck pub and stopped just inside, hoping his contact would be on the premises and available to see him. The room was crowded with dock workers, day laborers, street vendors, and all manner of people who made their living off or on the river. He craned his neck over the crowd to see if Blimpey Groggins was at his usual table. He was but he wasn’t alone. Two men, both of them wearing the sort of formal clothing that identified them as toffs from the financial district, or as it was better known, from the City, were with him. Smythe would have to wait his turn. He pushed his way to the bar and squeezed into a spot where he could keep an eye on Blimpey and, more importantly, where Blimpey could see him. Knowing he had a customer waiting might make him hurry.
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