Event ends   2026-03-08 20:46:13

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Leligumbi lelingaphambili lisetjentiswa njengendzawo yekulindza tivakashi ngesikhatsi Archie atjela Wolfe ngekufika kwabo, futsi njengendzawo lapho Archie afihla khona sivakashi sinye kulesinye.
Igumbi lokulala laWolfe lisesitezi sesibili se-brownstone, kantsi la-Archie lisesitezi sesitsatfu. Ngayinye yaletigaba iphindze ifake ligumbi lekulala linye lelisele, lelisetjentiswa ngetikhatsi letitsite kute kube nemakhasimende lahlukahlukene, bofakazi, ngalesinye sikhatsi ngisho nebantfu labanemacala. Wolfe uyatigcabha ngekukhona kuniketa lusito lolunjalo futsi wake waphawula, "Sivakashi siligugu leliphumula emcamelweni wekwemukela tivakashi".
Lihhovisi laWolfe licishe lingabi nemsindvo nangabe iminyango leyihlanganisa neligumbi lelingaphambili kanye nephaseji ivaliwe. Kukhona imbobo lencane eludongeni lwelihhovisi lembonywe nguloko Archie lakubita ngekutsi "sitfombe sebucili sempophoma".Umuntfu lose-alcove ekupheleni kwephaseji angavula iphaneli leshelelako lembonye imbobo, kute abone futsi eve tingcoco kanye naletinye tintfo letenteka ehhovisi ngaphandle kwekunakwa. Sihlalo lesingemuva kwelideski laWolfe sakhiwe ngekwemkhuba, sinetitfombo letikhetsekile tekubamba sisindvo sakhe; ngekusho kwa-Archie, nguso kuphela situlo Wolfe lakujabulela mbamba kuhlala kuso.Eceleni kwelideski kunesihlalo lesikhulu lesigcotjwe ngesikhumba lesibovu, lesivame kubekelwa Inspector Cramer, liklayenti lelikhona nyalo noma lelitawuba khona, noma umuntfu Wolfe na-Archie labamfunako . kubuta. Endzabeni lemfisha "I-Squirt kanye neMfene", Wolfe na-Archie banetheyiphu lefihlekile kanye nemakrofoni lefakwe ehhovisi, ngekulawula ekhishini.
Lelitje lelinsundvu linemnyango wangemuva loholela engadzeni yangasese, njengoba kuphawuliwe ku "Champagne for One" nakuletinye tindzawo, lapho khona indlela leholela ku 34th Street - isetjentiswa kungena noma kuphuma ekhaya la Wolfe uma kudzingeka kutsi ubaleke kugadza. Archie utsi Fritz uzama kulima emakhambi lafana ne chives engadzeni.
Ngemalanga eliviki, Fritz ukhonta Wolfe sidlo sakhe sasekuseni egumbini lakhe lekulala. Archie udla kwakhe ngekwehlukana ekhishini, noma Wolfe angacela Fritz kutsi atfumele Archie etulu uma aneticondziso tasekuseni kuye. Tikhatsi tekudla letihleliwe njalo tesidlo sasemini nesidlo sakusihlwa tiyincenye yeluhlelo lwaWolfe lwamalanga onkhe. Endzabeni yekucala, Wolfe utjela sivakashi kutsi kudla kwasemini kuphakelwa onkhe malanga nga 1 p.m. kanye nekudla kwakusihlwa nga 8 p.m., nanobe tindzaba takamuva tikhombisa kutsi kungenteka kutsi sikhatsi sekudla kwasemini sashintjwa saba ngu 1:15 nobe 1:30, lokungenani ngaLesihlanu. Kudla kwasemini kanye nekudla kwakusihlwa kuphakelwa egumbini lekudlela, ngakulolunye luhlangotsi lwephaseji yesitezi sekucala kusuka egumbini lelingaphambili nasehhovisi. Kepha, Archie utawudla ngekwehlukana ekhishini uma aphutfuma ngenca yebhizinisi lecindzetelako noma kuhlanganyela kwetenhlalo, ngoba Wolfe akakhoni kubeketa kubona kudla kuphutfuma. Wolfe uphindze abe nemtsetfo lophikisana nekucoca ngebhizinisi etafuleni, ngalesinye sikhatsi agobe kepha kuyaqabukela kakhulu kwephuka ngalokucacile.
Njengaletinye tintfo letinyenti empilweni yaWolfe, kunatsa kwakhe bhiya kuboshwe ngemasiko. Ehleti edeskini lakhe, Wolfe ucindetela inkinobho kabili kute akhale kutsi atfole bhiya, futsi Fritz uletsa lamabhodlela angakavulwa; Wolfe uyavula lamabhodlela yena, asebentisa sivuli selibhodlela leligolide le-18-karat laniketwa liklayenti lelenetisekile.

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