----- Original Message ----- From: "Mario Taboada" <
matrxtech@yahoo.com>
> The anecdote: a female acquaintance of mine thought
that a
> Spillane book was a parody. She only thought this
after
> reading a few pages, after which she returned the
book to
> me.
"The pulse in her throat began beating wildly. There was a
hungry animal look in her eyes. She sucked in a deep breath
and ran her hands over her hips, smoothing the apron. I went
to her, and I cupped her chin in the palm of my left
hand.
'Baby', I said.
Then I drew back my right fist and hit her
on the mouth. She fell back against the sink, and I followed
with a quick chop to the gut and a fast uppercut to the
jaw."
"I watched the bodies come down to the pavement, and I took a
quick count of arms and legs. It had been seven of the
rats.
'Seven and five is thirteen,' I told
Melinda. 'That leaves eleven more.'"
From Ed McBain's "Kiss Me Dudley."
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