Book - A Shot in the Darlk - P18 Book - A Shot in the Dark - P18

i assume this is shot in the dark

While constable Twitten waits for Crystal to turn up at the theatre, he starts going throughover* his first day at the Brighton Constabulary. While constable Twitten waits for Crystal to turn up at the theatre, he starts going over* his first day at the Brighton Constabulary.

All of his first days at other constabulariepolice stations** followed the same dull routine: he would find his way toscope out the canteen, he would meet his senior officers, and so on. All of his first days at other police stations** followed the same dull routine: he would scope out the canteen, meet his senior officers, and so on.

Here things have turned out strikingly different. Here things have turned out strikingly different.

Yet things have turned out differently this time.

First, Steine told him to pack his things and leave at once, and then he treatedgave him to a ticket to one of the most talked-about play openings of the decade. First, Steine told him to pack his things and leave at once, and then he gave him to a ticket to one of the most talked-about plays of the decade.

He told him to leave then gave him a ticket to a play? Sounds a bit contradictory!

Things haveat sort of evened things out, in Twitten’s view. That sort of evened things out, in Twitten’s view.

True to form, Crystal is at first outraged at Steine’s rudeness in dispatching/laying off/sending out a deputy, but he soon regains his composure. True to form, Crystal is at first outraged at Steine’s rudeness in dispatching/laying off/sending out a deputy, but he soon regains his composure.

Twitten’s traits have put him at ease***: polite, knowledgeablecourtesy, intelligence, and an eagerness to learn from an expert. Twitten’s traits have put him at ease***: courtesy, intelligence, and an eagerness to learn from an expert.

Twitten is extremely keen to get the most out of him, as an eye-witness, in order to deepen his understanding of the matter. Twitten is extremely keen to get the most out of him as an eye-witness, in order to deepen his understanding of the matter.

'extremely keen' sounds strange, 'keen' would suffice!

Thus, they only discuss only about that and nothing else before the play starts. Thus, they only discuss that and nothing else before the play starts.