Just a Couple of Days

This excerpt of Just a Couple of Days begins at Chapter 8. Enjoy!

 

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Captain Porton Down is a doll of a man. His natural expression is a suntanned, clean-shaven, gaudy grin, and his blonde hair falls leisurely to one side. Relentlessly self-assured, he could sneeze with a mouthful of toothpaste lather and make it look charming. He’s a real-life Ken doll, and I reckon his wife drives a pink Corvette.
 
I explained Blip’s situation, that he was a professor, and that Sergeant Wilt had refused to release any information about his arrest status. Captain Down’s rosy smile was softened by an expression of frivolous concern.
 

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