Sigegard Ainsworth, Chapter 5
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A mystery serial presented as an homage to Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot.
Chapter Five in which I commit myself to becoming Sige’s amanuensis and sidekick and we discover a shared loathing of craft beers.
An excerpt:
“By all means, eat,” he said.
“It’s just that…” I hesitated. “It’s just that I’ve been eating a lot of garbage for a while. Pizza is a luxury now, while my wife and kids stay with her parents.”
“At least tell me the garbage you’ve been eating is name brand.”
I hung my head. “Generic grocery store brand mini-raviolis, mainly.”
“Dear God,” he whispered. Suddenly, his head snapped to, and his eyes grew bright. “Let’s go get some beers. I’m buying.” With that, we were out the door into the frigid air, and I was only just getting one arm into my coat sleeve.
In the car, I shivered. Sige adjusted his light jacket so that it closed around the neck. “It is a bit chilly this evening,” he said. My teeth chattered as I tried to bury myself in my thick coat. “How is it,” he continued, “that you are tramping about in this atmosphere, yet you are not accustomed to it? You must train your body, John. You must train! Look at me: the coldest night of the year—granted we have no wind in here—the coldest night of the year, and I’m gripping this icy wheel with bare hands! Look at you: ach! We’ll make a man out of you. Many cold nights, damp nights, and many other discomforts await the one who assists me.”
He stopped the car, pulling it onto the shoulder. He looked at me. “Tell me,” he said. “Do you want to do this with me? Private detecting is legwork, legs, and arms, and torsos, and then time to think. Think, think, think: hydrolysis, as I like to say. Reading. Lots of reading.”
“Yes,” I said, without hesitating. “I do want to do this.”
“What will your in-laws say?”
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