I've always wondred where that title came from. It appears no
where in the text, and neither does a mailman!
JW
--- Michael Robison <
miker_zspider@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Somewhere I heard that the origin of the title
of
> Cain's book involved a story where a woman has
taken
> out a huge life insurance policy on her
husband,
> planning on collecting on it soon. She doesn't
want
> him to see the bill when it comes monthly, so
she
> has
> a deal with the postman that he rings twice when
he
> sees it in the mail.
>
> Does this ring a bell with anybody? I have no
idea
> where I got the idea. If anybody is familiar
with
> this story, can you tell me the source?
>
> I tried to search the rara-avis archives but
they
> aren't working right now.
>
> Thanks, miker
>
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