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"Maybe we’re going about this the wrong way What if we find the temple he mentions? That way, the police can be there to stop hiyptian temple at the Metropolitan Museuue, especially if this is soested

"What about tee, or the banks!" Evie shouted It was as if they were playing a strange parlor game, like charades, but with deadly serious stakes

"Good, very good," Will said They discussed it further, s for the te each one down

"I’ll alert Terrence that our killer may strike at any of those places Now, Evie, can you see if there is anything in the Hale book about religious iconography?" Will commanded from his momentary post near the bay s

The street laht o’clock They’d been at the books for sorumbled

"Unc, I’ed

Will looked up at the clock, then at the dark outside the s His expression was one of complete surprise "Oh So youroom? I’ll fix myself a sandwich here"

"I’ll do the same," Jericho said

"Then I’ll be all alone," Evie said "Jericho, it will do us both good to get out of here"

"She’s right, Jericho," Will said "Go downstairs for a bit"

Reluctantly, Jericho closed his books and followed Evie to the elevator She stopped it on the sixth floor and threw open the gate

"Why are we stopping here?"

"It just occurred to me that Mabel ht, and the poor dear is all alone"

"She’s probably already had her supper"

"Oh, no! I know ht owl Doesn’t eat until late--like a Parisian It won’t take a minute-ski"

Evie knocked her special knock and Mabel threw the door open, wearing her bathrobe and already talking: "I hope you’ve brought me the man of my drea, Mabel Jericho and I were just going to have dinner downstairs, if you’d care to join us" Evie cut her eyes at Jericho beside her