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Blackmail Arthur Hailey 1 The chief house officer, Ogilvie, who had declared he would appear at the ○ Croydons suite an hour after his cryptic telephone call actually took twice that time. As a result the nerves of both the Duke and Duchess were excessively frayed when the muted buzzer of the outer door eventually sounded. 2 The Duchess went to the door herself. Earlier she had dispatched her maid on an ○ invented errand and, cruelly, instructed the moon-faced male secretary – who was terrified of dogs – to exercise the Bedlington terriers. Her own tension was not lessened by the knowledge that both might return at any moment. 3 A wave of cigar smoke accompanied Ogilvie in. When he had followed her to ○ the living room, the Duchess looked pointedly at the half-burned cigar in the fat man’s mouth. “My husband and I find strong smoke offensive. Would you kindly put that out. 4 The house detectives piggy eyes surveyed her sardonically from his gross jowled ○ face. His gaze moved on to sweep the spacious, well-appointed room, encompassing the Duke who faced them uncertainly, his back to a window. 5 Pretty neat set-up you folks got.” Taking his time, Ogilvie removed the ○ offending cigar, knocked off the ash and flipped the butt toward an ornamental fireplace on his right. He missed, and the butt fell upon the carpet where he ignored it. 6 The Duchesss lips tightened. She said sharply, imagine you did not come here to ○ discuss décor . 7 The obese body shook in an appreciative chuckle . No, maam, cant say I did. I ○ like nice things, though. He lowered the level of his incongruous falsetto voice. Like that car of yours. The one you keep here in the hotel. Jaguar, aint it? 8 Aah! It was not a spoken word, but an emission of breath from the Duke of ○