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Because cranes resemble the hands of timepieces.
Hands …
And was there yet one additional meaning as well? I’ll forego the poker metaphor and pick this one: Was Hale saying that his complex plot here—his last, as it turned out—was, of all his schemes through the years, his finest sleight ofhand?
A play on words for anyone who might get it, though Rhyme had a feeling it was meant exclusively for him.
“Dinner,” his aide called.
Noting that no one was watching, Lincoln Rhyme now lifted his glass toward the watch and sipped.
He then moved from the parlor into the dining room, where Thom was placing the first course on the table, and Amelia Sachs was lighting candles.
