[MaC] Seperations: Oswald, Marion, James and Anton

[Margaret Dean]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jvstin(Mindspring)" <jvstin at mindspring.com>

> on 12/30/2004 2:58 AM Mel Mason said the following:
> >>>> Barowenski shrugged.
> >>>>
> >>>> "I do not know.  When Mr Fitzroy told me to play, I went into 
> >>>> the lounge and played  - in the darkness, yes.  I was 
> >>>> concentrating on
> >>>>  the piece ... I started a second.  Perhaps I was more 
> >>>> relaxed. Perhaps my eyes became more accustomed to the dark.  
> >>>> I don't know.
> >>>>  But ... I became aware that she was lying on the sofa.  I started
> >>>>  to watch her, and I saw ... one eye, open. Staring.  And ... I realised."
> >>>>
> >>>> He took a slug of brandy.
> >>>>
> >>>> Oswald frowned, but said nothing.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "But when you first went back to your flat to begin playing, the
> >>> lights were still on," Marion pointed out, her voice calm and even,
> >>> but her gaze on Barowenski intent.  "And Miss Diamond was still
> >>> alive, because I recall her speaking to me at just about that same
> >>> time."
> >>>
> >>
> >> James turned to look at Anton.
> >>
> >> "She's right, the lights had not gone off before you got to your 
> >> flat." James put in.  "Unless you had your lights off, or..." he 
> >> didn't finish the sentence but looked intently at Anton.
> >>
> >
> > "I had the lights off," said Barowenski.  He was staring down 
> > into his whisky.  "But ... between my playing ... I went out onto 
> > the terrace.  To breathe the night air.  And for a cifarette, 
> > yes.  It must have happened then!"
> >
> > "I remember the music stopping when we were all in the darkness 
> > with the Warden," said Oswald slowly, "but I would have thought 
> > it was for no more than a minute or so.  Not enough time to cross 
> > to the window, step out onto the terrace without disturbing the 
> > blackout, smoke a cigarette and return."
> >
> 
> James looked at Oswald and Marion, and then to Anton.
> 
> "Anton, if you are lying just to protect someone, somewhere 
> else..." His eyes met the musicians.  "We can help.  Lying about 
> these matters, in the end, helps no one."

"Whatever it is," Marion seconded Oswald, intently, "it can't be as important as murder."
 
> James looked at Anton intently and then spoke in Polish.
> 
> "W Języku polskim (blask), jeżeli wy życzycie?"


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean56 at operamail.com>
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