Joe Love

“ They were worth looking at."
"And you did not use that to cover up the fact that you met your lover at the museum?"
"I do not have a lover."
"The man you met in the park, you just talked to him?"
"We talked about the wonderful, the beautiful things in the museum. He knew about them and loved them as I did. There was no one else I could talk to about them."
"Naturally," the Prosecutor sneered. "Everyone else knows what frauds they are."
The spectators laughed.
"Then I like the frauds," Isobel said quietly. ”

“ Hating these upright citizens who had come to delight in her misfortune. Who sat in smug holier-than-thou attitudes and hoped for the worst. Not one among them really cared what happened to her—as long as it entertained them. Isobel shivered.
"Could you be more specific about your husband's enemies?" the Defense asked.
"No. He never confided in me. He was only interested in his munitions factories. In machines. He loved machines. He particularly loved destructive machines. Some hated him for that."
"The man Mrs. Whychek said you met in the park. Was there such a man?" ”

“ On January 5, 1997 Isobel Smith became Isobel Smith d'Larte. On November 13, 1997 Isobel Smith d'Larte gave birth to a boy-child who died. And on March 20, 1998 Isobel Smith d'Larte was placed on trial for the willful and premeditated murder of her husband Arnaud d'Larte.
"Not Isobel," said her friends. "Not Isobel. Too mousey. So quiet. Surely it wasn't Isobel."
"But it's the quiet type you've got to watch out for," said others. "Probably has a lover somewhere. She was younger than her husband you know. Much younger. Too much younger." ”

“ Watson?"
"To meet her lover. Shortly before he was killed Mr. d'Larte confessed to me that he was of the same opinion."
"See, I told you she had a lover," someone whispered. "Old husband, young wife. I just knew there was a lover."
"Objection," said the Defense. "There is no proof that Mrs. d'Larte went to the museum to meet a lover. There are only opinions, guesses."
"If your honor will permit me to call my next witness I think I can prove that there was a lover," the Prosecutor said.
The judge leaned forward in eager anticipation. "Call your witness." ”

“ Rather more like a good deed these days."
"Understand they are going to legalize the killing of unwanted children."
"Should have been done long ago."
"People should be more careful. If they don't want children, they should be more careful." ”