Dick Francis's Refusal (33 page)

“Not me,” he said. “I don't know enough about horses or racing. But how about you? I would have thought that you'd have been the perfect candidate.”

Now, there was a thought.

The phone buzzed in my hand.

“Sorry, I've got another call coming in,” I said.

“OK. Take it. We'll speak again soon.”

The chief inspector hung up, and I answered the second call.

It was from Harold Bryant at Queen Mary's Hospital.

“Sid,” he said excitedly. “We've got you a hand.”

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