"Perhaps behind bulletproof glass," he suggested. "Or a warding circle. Both?"
Oh, what did you know, the library did have some Edgar Rice Burroughs. Barnaby had never met the man, to his annoyance, even though he had been in the States at the time. "No worries," he said, picking up The Chessmen of Mars. "Paranoia and I are bedfellows of old."
As a general rule, Barnaby didn't talk about work matters when off-duty, but he said absently, "To be honest, I'd expect him to have made a move by now, but if he's trying to stay low-key, I imagine he might be trying to lull you into a false sense of security so he could set you up for a fa—well, set you up. Easy way would be to have someone that appears harmless get into your confidence and set you at ease, and—"
He stopped suddenly, face coloured with deep embarrassment.
"But I don't know how he would think," he added quickly.
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Oh, what did you know, the library did have some Edgar Rice Burroughs. Barnaby had never met the man, to his annoyance, even though he had been in the States at the time. "No worries," he said, picking up The Chessmen of Mars. "Paranoia and I are bedfellows of old."
As a general rule, Barnaby didn't talk about work matters when off-duty, but he said absently, "To be honest, I'd expect him to have made a move by now, but if he's trying to stay low-key, I imagine he might be trying to lull you into a false sense of security so he could set you up for a fa—well, set you up. Easy way would be to have someone that appears harmless get into your confidence and set you at ease, and—"
He stopped suddenly, face coloured with deep embarrassment.
"But I don't know how he would think," he added quickly.