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MAKING PLANS

Robert had arrived in New York a week earlier.

He had begun by asking discreet questions of Evelyn’s former landlord.

There was no need to foment opposition at the very beginning.

The landlord was recondite, and all Robert had been able to glean from the cryptic replies was that Evelyn had moved to a residence that catered to single women.

Robert was in a hapless situation; in this immense city his quarry could be hiding in one of dozens of such places.

This would obviate the possibility of his dashing from one place to another in an impetuous manner.

His search, while it had to be concluded with celerity, could not be carried out in such slovenly fashion.

He required a succinct and meticulous plan.