Originally Posted By: Faldage

Was the someone else Rex Stout? If not, yours may be just as valid as theirs.


It was not, but caused me to take another look at Stout, which verified that I was in error. I've not been as comfortable in Wolfe's house since. As a child I often switched left and right, particularly in instances where it wasn't all that important, or perhaps read either of them as "to one side" and simply picked one.