Beechum

He didn't recall Beechum's eyes being quite so red, and he had to wonder how much the man knew about the next day's flight.

December 6 Smith, Martin Cruz 2002

He walked around the table, made eye contact with Beechum, DeGeorge, Ott, a Mitsui director here, a Datsun manager there, and let the moment draw until the last cough was extinguished.

December 6 Smith, Martin Cruz 2002

A man ran over to the car to tell Alice that Beechum would be only a minute longer.

December 6 Smith, Martin Cruz 2002

"Lady Beechum thinks there may be a war in a day or two, " said DeGeorge.

December 6 Smith, Martin Cruz 2002

Things were black for a moment, then Harry discovered himself lying on the street and looking up at Beechum, who straddled Harry and pressed the edge of a cricket bat across his neck.

December 6 Smith, Martin Cruz 2002

As host, Beechum lingered in the driveway by the reflecting pool, making his good-byes of the evening while Alice waited in a car.

December 6 Smith, Martin Cruz 2002

"How does it feel, " Beechum asked, 'to be the most despised white man in Asia?

December 6 Smith, Martin Cruz 2002

His next conscious moment, Harry was on the sidewalk, unable to do more than raise his head and scan for Beechum, who was gone.

December 6 Smith, Martin Cruz 2002

After she had gone upstairs, Qwilleran quickly retrieved the old-fashioned key from the drawer of the huntboard and hung it on the picture hook behind the Beechum painting — just in case she might be nosy.

The Cat Who Moved A Mountain Braun, Lilian Jackson 1992

Beechum had finished the gazebo and was coming to collect payment.

The Cat Who Moved A Mountain Braun, Lilian Jackson 1992