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DOUBLE ENTENDRES IN THREE ESQUIRES (Each Chapter title has two meanings found within the Chapter.) Chapter 1. The Final Witness 1. Whither-the-Dimmer is the last witness called in the trial of Motorcycle Jim vs. The Touchdown Tribune. P. 6 2. Whither-the-Dimmer’s catastrophic testimony brings a disastrous finality (end) to Motorcycle Jim’s case. P. 13 Chapter 2. The Hot Hand 1. Whither-the-Dimmer’s and Whither-the-Slimmer’s grandfather, Colonel W. W. Whither, an American collector of bric-a-brac, has an incredible streak of good luck (“hot hand”) in a game of cards against the caretakers of the world’s rarest items, winning those items and enriching the Whither family. P. 17 2. The hand of the unsuspecting Young Reporter becomes very hot when Whither-the- Dimmer uses a cigar lighter to ignite the tassels on one of her batons she is holding behind her back. Ps. 23-24 Chapter 3. The Reverse of the Stir 1. Whither-the-Dimmer reverses the stir of a chocolate drink from clockwise to counter clockwise to prove that a 12 ounce glass of milk can completely absorb 3 teaspoons of chocolate powder, causing the at first skeptical Dr. Cocoa to award the Dimmer the coveted Rosevale Elementary Science Award. P. 35 2. Whither-the-Dimmer while riding on top of the circular outer wall with the Young Reporter on Motorcycle Jim’s classic Indian motorcycle reverses the direction of the motorcycle from clockwise to counter clockwise, causing the booing crowd observing them to start cheering them (as if the change in direction merited a change in mob attitude—pure nonsense). P. 57 Chapter 4. The Parting Shot 1. With a gun Charles Collose fires a bullet (shot) that splits the rope entangled around Emeralda’s neck. P. 90 2. Just as Merci Beaucoup is at the door about to leave Whither-the-Slimmer’s hospital room while he is immobilized in traction in bed, as an exiting statement (parting shot) she turns back to inform him (and the reader) for the first time that Whither-the-Slimmer has been charged criminally with Attempted Murder. P. 103 Chapter 5. The Tight Squeeze 1. While testifying that Whither-the-Slimmer is still alive, Merci Beaucoup is “tight” on Scotch (P. 144) and states that at the behest of her unofficial guardian, Louie Lavender, she keeps Louie Lavender’s friends company (but only company) when they come to Las Vegas; she is the visitors’ “squeeze” in mobsters’ slang. P. 142 2. If the elephant is to qualify for the jury in the Attempted Murder case, he must fit in the jury box in the seat between jurors 9 and 11; it is estimated by Louie Lavender that because of the elephant’s size getting it to fit in between will be a “tight squeeze.” P. 154 Chapter 6. The Fleeting Glimpse (triple entendre) 1. For a split second a surprised Motorcycle Jim sees a woman tied up inside the limousine that he and Whither-the-Dimmer help the thug, Charles Collose, push down a hill until they lose control and the limousine plunges into a lake. P.182 2. For a moment when they believed their nemesis, Whither-the-Slimmer, was dead, the dishonest people attending his funeral thought they would not be held accountable for their actions; this misimpression suddenly ends when they discover Whither-the-Slimmer is still alive. P. 195 3. For just an instant Motorcycle Jim thinks he sees the phrase I LOVE YOU, MOTORCYCLE JIM! on Whither-the-Slimmer’s funeral program before the phrase disappears. P. 196 Chapter 7. The Inside Job 1. A woman who Shandor the Shim arranged to be hired in the payroll department at a large company he worked for is suspected of stealing 33 million dollars from the company while employed by them and Shandor the Shim is suspected of being involved in the crime with her. Ps. 228-229 2. The Attempted Murder jury trial is rigged from within but in a most unusual way. Ps. 252-253 Chapter 8. The Near Miss 1. The unmarried Merci Beaucoup’s office is close to (near) Whither-the-Slimmer’s office and connected through the heating and air conditioning vents. P. 274 2. But for Merci Beaucoup’s last minute revelation to him, Whither-the-Slimmer would have missed the evidence that exonerates his client about to go on trial. P.290 |