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Book - A Shot in the Dark - P33

Part thirty-three.

This summary was deliberately written in present tenses (in this case only the beginning and the end.)

Bobby Melma, known at the public as Professor Mesmer, wakes up at 9 a.m. For a moment he has no idea where he is and what has happened. But then a second’s reflection brings everything to mind. Yesterday evening, after the arrest of his colleague Joanna Carver, he rushed into the night to find Penny. The thought of her coping with grief on her own did not bear thinking about. Besides, he had a strong attraction to her. He had to find and comfort her from the loss of his boyfriend and boss Jack. He found her in the pub next door to the theatre. She clearly had been crying. Todd Blair was with her. But he was no use in lessening her pain, his main concern being whether he would be the next target himself. When she caught sight of Bobby, she threw herself at him. She poured out all her feelings to him. In particular, she and Jack had had a quarrel when they had last seen each other. She blamed herself for that. Trying to divert her attention from herself, Bobby said that one of his co-stars had been arrested for Jack’s murder. The Police stated she was a wily thief, and on this ghastly occasion she turned to violence for reasons unknown. Jack probably challenged her to hand-to-hand combat, not knowing she was Strong Woman Joanna Carver. Penny’s strain mounted. She did not know all these grim details. The thought of sleeping alone did not bear thinking about. She, therefore, spent the night at Bobby’s.

Now, back in the morning, she takes a fancy hair-comb from Bobby’s desk to pin her hair. Still not at his sharpest, Bobby fails to see anything wrong. But as she turns around and leaves the room, he is overcome with horror. That victorian hair-comb is worth thousands of pounds, but that is not what deeply alarms him. The problem is this hair-comb alone could provide a breakthrough for the Police, getting them on to him.

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This summary was deliberately written in the present tenses (in this case only the beginning and the end. )

Bobby Melma, known ato the public as Professor Mesmer, wakes up at 9 a.m. For a moment he has no idea where he is and what has happened.

But tThen, a second’s reflection brings everything to mind.

Yesterday evening, after the arrest of his colleague Joanna Carver, he rushed into the night to find Penny.

The thought of her coping with grief on her own did not bear thinking about.

Besides, he had a strongwas deeply attractioned to her.

He had to find and comfort her pain from the loss of hiser boyfriend and boss Jack.

He found her in the pub next door to the theatre.

She clearly had been crying.

Todd Blair was with her.

But hHe was no use in lessening her pain, his main concern being whether he himself would be the next target himself.

When she caught sight of Bobby, she threw herself at him.

She poured out all her feelings to him.

In particular, she and Jack had had a quarrel when they had last seen each other.

She blamed herself for that.

Trying to divert herPenny's attention from herself, Bobby said that one of his co-stars had been arrested for Jack’s murder.

The Ppolice stated she was a wily thief, and on this ghastly occasion she turned to violence for reasons unknown.

Jack probably challenged her to hand-to-hand combat, not knowing she was Strong Woman Joanna Carver.

Penny’s distrainess mounted.

She did not know all these grim details.

The thought of sleeping alone did not bear thinking aboutwas too much to bear.

She, therefore, spent the night at Bobby’s.

Now, backAt present, in the morning, shePenny takes a fancy hair-comb from Bobby’s desk to pin her hair.

Still not at his sharpest, Bobby fails to see anything wrong.

But as sheHowever, as Penny turns around and leaves the room, heBobby is overcome with horror.

That vVictorian hair-comb is worth thousands of pounds, but that is not what deeptruly alarms him.

The problem is this hair-comb alone could provide a breakthrough for the Ppolice, gettleading them on to him.

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Jan. 20, 2022

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Book - A Shot in the Dark - P33

Part thirty-three.

This summary was deliberately written in present tenses (in this case only the beginning and the end of the text. )

Bobby Melma, known ato the public as Professor Mesmer, wakes up at 9 a.m. For a moment he has no idea where he is andnor what has happened.

But then a second’squick reflection brings everything to mindback.

"Second's reflection" sounds kind of like the reverse-image (like a mirror) of a second.

Yesterday evening, after the arrest of his colleague Joanna Carver, he rushed into the night to find Penny.

TShe couldn't bear the thought of her coping with grief on her own did not bear thinking about.

Besides, he had a strong attraction to her.

He had to find and comfort her frombecause of the loss of hiser boyfriend and boss Jack.

He found her in the pub next door to the theatre.

She'd clearly had been crying.

Todd Blair was with her.

But he was no use in lessening her pain, his main concern being whether he would be the next target himself.

When she caught sight of Bobby, she threw herself at him.

She poured out all her feelings to him.

In particular, she and Jack had had a quarrel when they ha'd last seen each other.

She blamed herself for that.

Trying to divert her attention from herself, Bobby said that one of his co-stars had been arrested for Jack’s murder.

The Police stated she was a wily thief, and on this ghastly occasion she turned to violence for reasons unknown.

Jack probably challenged her to hand-to-hand combat, not knowing she was Strong Woman Joanna Carver.

Penny’s strain mounted.

She did non't know all these grim details.

TShe couldn't bear the thought of sleeping alone did not bear thinking about.

She, therefore, spent the night at Bobby’s.

Now, back in the morning, she takes a fancy hair-comb from Bobby’s desk to pin her hair back.

Still not at his sharpest, Bobby fails to see anything wrong.

But as she turns around and leaves the room, he is overcome with horror.

That victorian hair-comb is worth thousands of pounds, but that is not what deeply alarms him.

"Deeply" just doesn't really sound right with "to alarm", though that might be more stylistic/regional than grammatical.

The problem is this hair-comb alone could provide a breakthrough for the Police, getting them on to him.

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Part thirty-three.

This summary was deliberately written in present tenses (in this case only the beginning and the end. )

Bobby Melma, known ato the public as Professor Mesmer, wakes up at 9 a.m. For a moment he has no idea where he is and what has happened.

Yesterday evening, after the arrest of his colleague Joanna Carver, he rushed into the night to find Penny.

The thoughtHe could not bear to think of her coping with grief on her own did not bear thinking about.

He found her in the pub next door to the theatre.

She had clearly had been crying.

Todd Blair was with her.

When she caught sight of Bobby, she threw herself at him.

She poured out all her feelings to him.

In particular, she and Jack had had a quarrel when they had last seen each other.

She blamed herself for that.

Trying to divert her attention from herself, Bobby said that one of his co-stars had been arrested for Jack’s murder.

you can use "divert attention from herself" if she is the one diverting attention from herself. If another person is diverting attention, it would just be "her".

The Police stated she was a wily thief, and on this ghastly occasion she turned to violence for reasons unknown.

She did not know all these grim details.

She, therefore, spent the night at Bobby’s.

Now, back in thethe next morning, she takes a fancy hair-comb from Bobby’s desk to pin her hair.

Still not at his sharpest, Bobby fails to see anything wrong.

But as she turns around and leaves the room, he is overcome with horror.

That victorian hair-comb is worth thousands of pounds, but that is not what deeply alarms him.

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samu

Jan. 20, 2022

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thanks

Book - A Shot in the Dark - P33

Part thirty-three.

This summary was deliberately written in present tenses (in this case only the beginning and the end. )

This summary was deliberately written in present tenses (in this case only the beginning and the end. )

This summary was deliberately written in present tenses (in this case only the beginning and the end of the text. )

This summary was deliberately written in the present tenses (in this case only the beginning and the end. )

Bobby Melma, known at the public as Professor Mesmer, wakes up at 9 a.m. For a moment he has no idea where he is and what has happened.

Bobby Melma, known ato the public as Professor Mesmer, wakes up at 9 a.m. For a moment he has no idea where he is and what has happened.

Bobby Melma, known ato the public as Professor Mesmer, wakes up at 9 a.m. For a moment he has no idea where he is andnor what has happened.

Bobby Melma, known ato the public as Professor Mesmer, wakes up at 9 a.m. For a moment he has no idea where he is and what has happened.

But then a second’s reflection brings everything to mind.

But tThen, a second’s reflection brings everything to mind.

But then a second’squick reflection brings everything to mindback.

Yesterday evening, after the arrest of his colleague Joanna Carver, he rushed into the night to find Penny.

The thought of her coping with grief on her own did not bear thinking about.

The thoughtHe could not bear to think of her coping with grief on her own did not bear thinking about.

TShe couldn't bear the thought of her coping with grief on her own did not bear thinking about.

Besides, he had a strong attraction to her.

Besides, he had a strongwas deeply attractioned to her.

He had to find and comfort her from the loss of his boyfriend and boss Jack.

He had to find and comfort her frombecause of the loss of hiser boyfriend and boss Jack.

He had to find and comfort her pain from the loss of hiser boyfriend and boss Jack.

He found her in the pub next door to the theatre.

She clearly had been crying.

She had clearly had been crying.

She'd clearly had been crying.

Todd Blair was with her.

But he was no use in lessening her pain, his main concern being whether he would be the next target himself.

But hHe was no use in lessening her pain, his main concern being whether he himself would be the next target himself.

When she caught sight of Bobby, she threw herself at him.

She poured out all her feelings to him.

In particular, she and Jack had had a quarrel when they had last seen each other.

In particular, she and Jack had had a quarrel when they ha'd last seen each other.

She blamed herself for that.

Trying to divert her attention from herself, Bobby said that one of his co-stars had been arrested for Jack’s murder.

Trying to divert her attention from herself, Bobby said that one of his co-stars had been arrested for Jack’s murder.

Trying to divert herPenny's attention from herself, Bobby said that one of his co-stars had been arrested for Jack’s murder.

The Police stated she was a wily thief, and on this ghastly occasion she turned to violence for reasons unknown.

The Ppolice stated she was a wily thief, and on this ghastly occasion she turned to violence for reasons unknown.

Jack probably challenged her to hand-to-hand combat, not knowing she was Strong Woman Joanna Carver.

Penny’s strain mounted.

Penny’s distrainess mounted.

She did not know all these grim details.

She did non't know all these grim details.

The thought of sleeping alone did not bear thinking about.

TShe couldn't bear the thought of sleeping alone did not bear thinking about.

The thought of sleeping alone did not bear thinking aboutwas too much to bear.

She, therefore, spent the night at Bobby’s.

She, therefore, spent the night at Bobby’s.

Now, back in the morning, she takes a fancy hair-comb from Bobby’s desk to pin her hair.

Now, back in thethe next morning, she takes a fancy hair-comb from Bobby’s desk to pin her hair.

Now, back in the morning, she takes a fancy hair-comb from Bobby’s desk to pin her hair back.

Now, backAt present, in the morning, shePenny takes a fancy hair-comb from Bobby’s desk to pin her hair.

Still not at his sharpest, Bobby fails to see anything wrong.

But as she turns around and leaves the room, he is overcome with horror.

But as sheHowever, as Penny turns around and leaves the room, heBobby is overcome with horror.

That victorian hair-comb is worth thousands of pounds, but that is not what deeply alarms him.

That victorian hair-comb is worth thousands of pounds, but that is not what deeply alarms him.

That vVictorian hair-comb is worth thousands of pounds, but that is not what deeptruly alarms him.

The problem is this hair-comb alone could provide a breakthrough for the Police, getting them on to him.

The problem is this hair-comb alone could provide a breakthrough for the Ppolice, gettleading them on to him.

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