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Sean stared at hi a smile
"I have spent some time in the police station, obviously," Bartholo People are always saying ‘I’d just love to be a fly on the wall’ Well, that is one thing about departing one’s earthly form I am able to be a fly on the wall"
"Ah, so you’re an expert now on all things law enforce to other people--and you may never knohen you need the services of an excellent eavesdropper"
"Point noted, thank you Isn’t it ti like that?" Sean asked
"I’m off to find my dear beauty in white," Bartholomew said "Be nice to me, Sean O’Hara--I believe I’m still here to watch out for you, so you just may find that you need h it
Sean turned back to the co!" Marty said to Vanessa She and Katie had joined hi Street It hat they called a "shotgun" house, built with a long hall or breezeway, so that if the front and back doors were both open, you could fire a shotgun and the bullet would run right through the house Basically, the plan was to keep the air going through the house at all ti became a customary feature in homes in the hot, subtropical cliuy Vanessa had actually seen hi in at O’Hara’s for Katie’s business, Katie-oke O’Hara’s was always pleasant and laid-back, and a lot of locals planning acts for different festivals, private parties or any such ventures spent time there The bar had the kind of comfortable feel that worked for locals and tourists alike Vanessa hadn’t ood job with a pirate bellow in a rollicky sea shanty
His house was decorated to fit the man There were a nuureheads, anchors and other paraphernalia from the past set up around the house; he was a collector of books, s, parchments, deeds, old money and ht that he must have a small fortune in the place as far as the value of soo, but it was still co!" Marty repeated, then he looked sheepish and rueful "Oh, that’s terrible, that’s really terrible of me to say I’m so, so sorry about your friends, of course And I suppose it all did terrible things to the futures of those who survived But that it all happened when you orking on a movie about Mad Miller and Kitty Cutlass… I’ve always been intrigued by the tales of people that have come down to us History People make it so dry This date and that date It’s not dates schoolchildren should be re--it’s the people History should be like a reality show--or Oprah No, Jerry Springer People love the weaknesses, the cruelty and so person will get it together that way one day, Marty," Katie said
"Aha!" Marty told her happily "That’s exactly what I’ at the fort this year An intervieith a few of our notorious pirates and their consorts You have to come Better yet, you could be consorts, harlots, barmaids--"
"I have to work, Marty," Katie re," Vanessa said
Marty sighed, disappointed, and studied Vanessa "Have you not worked for the last two years--since the incident on Biht You know the commercial for the new under water camera that any two-year old can use? I wrote it"
Marty shuddered "All those two-year-olds!"
"It was fun, actually We shot in a lovely private pool, and the kids were really adorable," Vanessa assured him
Marty still looked at her worriedly "You okay down here? Where are you staying?"
"She’s got a perfectly good room at my house or with David and me--she won’t take either," Katie said
"I’m just down Duval, perfect location, a little room for rent above one of the shops," Vanessa told him "And I’m quite happy"
"But what if you’re not safe?" Marty asked
"I’ht on Duval, in the midst of the tourist horde There’s soht, and the cops are out in droves I’ police and anyone else you can think of for two years--whatever happened, happened It’s sliding by, and that’s why I’ ti boaters"
Marty stood "Well Just in case you didn’t co to show you"
He walked over to the large buffet where a ship’s dining bell held the central position Reaching behind it, he pulled out a framed picture He turned to her with pleasure in his eyes "Dona Isabella!" he told her
Vanessa walked over to study the picture It was a pen-and-ink drawing of a wohteen hundreds Her hair was loose, curling around her shoulders The artist had captured the beauty of the wo that was partly flirtatious andShe could see that the sketch had been titled "The Mystery of a Woman"