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Oh Lord you know sometimes I wonder

whether bringing you into the world

wasn't a waste of professional effort

how many times have I told you it's all

in the mind sorry doctor I get worse

every day decide where you want the ball

to go imagine it there and then hit it

like that

time I promised that I'd pay for

evensong I shall be alright for another

cup of holes anyway whoever did this one

please

oh of course have no imagination I

suppose it doesn't work I thought I

heard a shout hope it didn't hit anyone

Oh ball can't possibly travel that far

okay not if the precedent is anything to

go by ah here it is

good good I mean he didn't hit anyone

and he's unlikely to be hit by anyone

try getting out of there not that one

you fool

now if you can't manage with that you

better put the wretched thing out of its

misery pick it up and throw it beside

where you want the ball to go Oh

every time I'm close to the edge I do

that every single time are you gonna try

and get him back I can see it anywhere

doctor quickly look

can we get down to him

there's a path further along

he's still breathing I think there's

nothing to be done

his back is broken I'll go for him isn't

there anything we can do it's too late

now his pulse rate is sweetling fast he

lost about another 20 minutes if that

I'll step there'll be no pain no pain at

all I'll be as quick as I can

why didn't they ask Evans

Oh

man's dead help is on its way

I'll come down there's a part you're

right

I say

be sleeping - head grim nothing I can

well actually there is but not for him

for me you see the thing is I've got an

appointment at 6:00 and you don't like

to leave well I know the poor chaps dead

and all that and there's nothing one can

do but all the same

don't you worry out man you cut along to

wherever it is I'll stay until they get

here my name's Roger bassington French

by the way come down to see about a

house Oh Bobby Jones like the golfer not

a bit like a golfer it's five minutes

Pacifica you will not give him five more

minutes roads wretched boy don't you

edit e maybe the politeness of princes

not depend

it being the feast of st. Jamie's the

greater we shall now sing unaccompanied

create seven for all thy Saints and

moogle from

if you cannot do a thing properly my

dear Bobby it's far better not to do it

at all ah Thank You mrs. Roberts that

smells quite delicious I know that most

of your friends have no idea of time but

that is one who must never be kept

waiting won't be all about to receive

may the Lord make us truly thankful amen

I'm sorry dad but it really wasn't my

fault

I was keeping guard over a corpse you

woke what keeping guard over a poor

blighter who stepped off the cliff he

must have gone straight on and over was

he killed outright no unconscious he

died just after dr. Thomas had gone for

help well I felt I couldn't just push

off and leave him

so when another fellow came along I just

passed the job of chief mourner on to

him and led it here as fast as I could

will nothing not even sudden death shake

your deplorable calluses everything

however solemn appears to be laughing

but a joke to your generation it isn't

like that really tad hesitate to say

this boy limit it's eight months now

since you were unfortunately in the lead

it out of the Navy seems to me you're

losing your grip of things there wasn't

much to grip around here sadly I think

it's time you said about finding

yourself a job well actually I may be on

to something I'm going up to London

tomorrow to have a look what's the first

I've heard of it yes well I thought I

better find out more about it first but

good prospects I'm thinking going in

with badger Beadon my dear body you

can't be serious he's great-aunt died

and left him 300 pounds he's taken a

lease on a garage secondhand cars that

sort of thing young Beaton is completely

irresponsible he's never done her hands

turn in his life well that's not fair

dad it's just that he's not had much

luck luck

divine intervention would hardly

compensate for his complete lack of

application when he started that chicken

farm what happened fowl past and when

his uncle set him up in the stockbrokers

job in the city what happened

and his father in his mother sent him

off to Australia what did he do then

came back exactly

well Australia how are you proposing to

be away and back the day after tomorrow

dad that's all

well it grieves me to see this MA bit

safer you will not go with my blessing I

didn't think that I would badger badger

I know practically nothing about cars oh

it doesn't matter out jack I tell you

we're bowing perfect seat put a lick of

paint on and that's all the autumn

you'll notice this pretty dandy pink

mmm it it just sticks a bit that's all

yeah you see why I need you

Oh

huh I'm is frightfully sorry cranky

happy I haven't seen you for ages well I

haven't seen you he's planning spend the

entire journey on the floor you didn't

sit down and talk tickets the wrong

color everything all right your ladyship

he has perfectly inspector but my friend

mr. James just popped in to see me

through bit good madam gentlemen what we

staying for long expect

I shaft be round again till after pistol

what can be done with a smile gnosis

fathers have tipping everybody five

shillings whenever he travels it doesn't

I must say it's nice to see you

I had it given up the Navy didn't ask

you do they know who your age eyes you

always had trouble your eyes I had you'd

given up whales for good party I went to

last I heard what even the castle

couldn't be worse in spite of the drafts

in the bathrooms

what was the mess with us nothing really

just like any other party I suppose that

was it smart isn't it

I'd little to worry about the choice

houses to live in hideous family jewels

credit the shops it's all family doesn't

what is you do tick live children

together

I'm tired of everything aren't you Tara

not really I don't get the chance how do

we what's what is about a man falling

over the cliffs

oh yes poor devil dr. Thomas and I found

him how did you hear about it in the

paper doesn't it anybody you and dr.

Thomas huh well what it what does he say

fatal accident on Welsh coastal pop the

victim of the recent tragedy March boat

was identified late last night by means

worth photograph he was carrying the

photograph proved to be that mrs. lair

Cayman mrs. Cayman was communicated with

and journeyed to March boat which

identified the deceased as her brother

Alex Richard

mr. Pritchard had recently returned from

Siam he been out of England for 10 years

was starting on a walking tour inquest

will be a large burden I believe I shall

have to give evidence

Oh Bobby husband really I should come

and listen to you I suppose named you

pushed him over a bit pushed him Emma

good lord no why make much more excited

Woodman life was not then accept no no

no deceased was still breathing

there was however no hope of recovery

man's back was broken no signs of any

violence such as might have been

administered by a third party I can only

say that all the injuries present are

such as would have been occasioned by a

man falling on the rocks 50 or 60 feet

below sir

hmm the remains then the question of

suicide that is perfectly possible

whether deceased walked over the edge or

threw himself over is something about

which I cannot give an opinion Thank You

doctors

thank you everyone lieutenant Robert

Jones

crying you say what sort of cry well I

mean cry a cry for help

oh no no more sort of shout you know in

fact I wasn't quite sure but I'd had it

started going to Prague oh that's more

like it sort of sound a fellow might let

out of a ball hit him unexpectedly or if

he took a step into nothingness when he

thought he was on a path that's it

exactly

thank you mr. yawns this is Leo Kaman

I swear by Almighty God the evidence I

shall give shall be the truth

mm-hmm Oh two are nothing but the truth

Jurgis is Amelia Kaman of Seventeen's in

Leonard's Gardens Carrington you are

related to the deceased he was my

brother mr. Alex Richard

she's came on what did you last see your

brother the day before the day before he

fell he said he was going on a walking

tour of Wales

he had only just recently returned to

this country from the east

he was so looking forward to it he was

in a happy and normal state of mind yes

you had no money troubles or troubles of

any kind and his wife recently well

there was no sign of it hmm what was his

profession is again prospecting well

that's what he called it he was very so

to me England you know of no reason at

all which might have caused him to take

his own life

thank you mrs. cam and I don't think we

need to stress you any better

you

members of the jury it is your task to

decide how this man came by his death

sorry I was late I caught you all bit

that I thought you were the killer good

make it sound like school concept

let's little enough to do done you an

inquest was a perfect concert

mind you I thought death by misadventure

was a bit of a derp derp I'd hope for

suspicion of foul play it all seemed

regrettably straightforward what the

girl in the photograph I found could end

up looking like that it looks exactly

like her that graph was touched off that

all so touched up you wouldn't lend them

for the same person

anyway where did you sit in the March

both times

it probably reproduced badly seems to me

you're absolutely batty over painted up

rattled bitch

yes I said bitch like a caiman woman

Frank well you shouldn't miss a

ridiculous

what is ridiculous is to quarrel about a

damned woman how about a game 12:1 hmm

your comp is bad you used to be can't I

now I'm not trying all that keen on golf

at the moment that's how all this

started who knows you may be lucky

perhaps there's a lunatic at lodge a

pusher of people off clips will he

strike again does Bobby Jones The Vicar

son held the key to the mystery that's

terrifying inhabitants of this sleepy

little boat go home

at the golf club I still think it looks

exactly like ah there is Bobby Bobby I

do hope you'll forgive the intrusion mr.

Jones my husband is arranging for my

poor brother's body and well I was just

wondering mrs. Kaman was wondering if

you had anything else you could tell her

yes you see I know you tell the coroner

everything you could but what I did just

wonder if there was some small personal

thing

you do understand don't you absolutely

oh absolutely you see I still can't

believe it my poor Alex

poor poor Alex oh I know a-absolutely

green I think it's a little chilly in

here perhaps I'd better put a match to

the fire

you see if he had left any last word or

message I I should like to know it it

would mean so very much to me as a

matter of fact he didn't nothing at all

no well as a matter of fact and then

nothing at all

merciful to pass away unconscious

without pain yes well that is something

to be thankful for

I did say that I would meet my husband

back at the hotel

you must put your trust in the great

healer time you're sure you wouldn't

like us to walk you over to the hotel oh

well that's a very kind of you but I

should like a few moments to be alone

you know

goodbye mr. Jones goodbye mr. Jones

goodbye really Bobby you had a tolerable

education in moments of stress on an

unfortunate human being demands words of

comfort is that the best you can do

absolutely grim I'm sorry dad but I I

didn't know what to say

well it's all very well for you you

drink it all the time I don't know what

you mean

kettles on Beckett he won't be a minute

how is steinem mrs. Roberts Oh market

when we worth going to soon fewer stalls

every week mrs. Roberts have you seen

last week's palpable March both times by

any chance well I'm sorry mr. Bobby I

thought you in a vicar were finished

with it I used it on the fire

I I don't suppose it matters

you see you can do it when you try well

listen going to see this time good lord

what I just remembered something well

that woman mrs. caiman when she came

around yesterday and asked if a fellow

had said anything before he died I told

her happy

and no no I just remembered now he did

but it wasn't the sort of thing they

meant that's why I didn't think of it I

suppose

What did he say he said why didn't they

ask heavens funny thing say nothing else

no he just opened his eyes and said that

quite suddenly and then he died well I

wouldn't worry about it wasn't important

no still I wish I just mentioned it

dear mrs. caiman I have just remembered

that your brother did actually say

something before he died I think the

exact words were why didn't they ask

Evans I apologize for not mentioning

this yesterday but I attached no

importance to the words at the time and

so I suppose they slipped my memory

yours truly Robert Jones just going to

the shop mr. Bobby

Oh mrs. Roberts um mrs. Roberts would

you be kind enough to put this in the

pillar box for me there's no trouble

forced in a few for a vicar anyway

well I'm damned really Bobby oh sorry

dad forgot to litter but somebody's

offered me a thousand a year what did

you say a thousand a thousand pounds

hold in wonder but it's not impossible

Oh bit unlikely I agree but not

impossible who are these people some

shipping firm is Boris Aires

I've been highly recommended they don't

say by whom markable hmm must be

complete lunatics like reading of the

kind the South American firm is

obviously realizes the value of a young

man of integrity same dad why me

no next officer of the British Navy

because son they want you to tell you

graph your acceptance immediately and be

ready to sail the bonus areas within the

week well it's a short notice I grant

you dad I can't

what well I'm I'm fixed up anti with

Bajor even Bajor beaten copies into

complete ask to imagine you're gonna

turn down an offer of a thousand pounds

of yo it's no good Dada I can't let him

down he's counting on neither why is he

counting on you will you tell me that

well I'm Tim because he knows you're as

big a fool as he is

I wouldn't believe me I wouldn't believe

me

really robbers oh sorry dad

sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to

have a thankless child haven't you

anything to do and tell you the truth

dad I'm I'm a bit bored I thought I

might go for a walk

do your part of good young man brisk

twelve miles or so across country which

I

you

you

flowers rather graveyards suggestion

about the I'm afraid but the choice was

singularly limited I thought you were in

London my dear as soon as I heard about

you I told back it's most exciting to

have a romantically poisoned friend I

don't know whether Morpheus oh very

romantic

I hope you realize you're now gazing

upon a medical phenomenon to listen to

you only thing that had ever been

poisoned before well if you have been

poisoned with eight grains of more fear

and got average - it all Frankie you

don't seem very impressed

spare a thought for the people who

poisoned you whatever for nothing pretty

sickening for them let more fear and

there you are alive and kicking I never

thought of it like that do you know dr.

Thomas thought I'd done it deliberately

Italy yes he says anybody who plays golf

the way I do should be forgiven for

taking the easy way out

someone must have put the stuff in my

beer while I slept apparently even the

dregs were lethal it just goes to prove

that what I said on the train was true

what did you say that that man Prichard

or whatever his name was didn't fall in

the clip at all he was pushed

Oh Frank don't be was done I mean who

would want to put you out of the way

haven't any enemies that you know well

there you are then well it must have

been something to do with Bridgette you

had seen something that you weren't

supposed to see also they whoever there

I think Bobby well it has anything else

out of the ordinary happened well there

was that letter offering a job for a

thousand pounds a year in Buenos Aires

people I'd never met

well there you are then the first they

tried to get rid of you by offering your

job abroad and then when that doesn't

work they have to put you out of the way

all together but what an earth is it I'm

supposed to have seen oh well that's a

difficulty I agree

and anyway if I had seen anything I

would have said sir the inquest wouldn't

I know I have to go and think about it

and do I kiss you or don't I it's not

catching and I'll do my duty to the six

thoroughly magazines and papers I'm

sorry I'm a bit out of date and I'll see

you tomorrow

this lady Frances I never so sorry lady

Frances but could you come back

I think mr. Jones has had a relapse bit

that's going on this copy of the

multiple times you left me the one I

never saw look portrait found on the

dead man by which he was identified

mrs. Amelia came and the dead man sister

sir

that isn't the photograph I put back in

the dead man's pocket it isn't now but

that means that either there must be two

photographs which isn't likely Oh

or someone took the photograph that you

saw and put another in its place that

man that came along after Pritchard had

died bassington French if that's his

name

oh come on Bobby Barrington French is

hardly a name ones likely to make up

what was he like well I didn't notice

him particularly he said he was a

stranger down here and something about

looking for a house have you thought if

Pritchard was pushed

Barrington French is probably the man

who did it he seems such a nice fella

yes but if it was murder then it all

fits you turn up you're not to put do

you find the photograph you're not

supposed to they had to do something

won't work why not if it was the

photograph that was so important

whatever was going to be done about me

would have been done at once otherwise

the chances are that I'd have seen this

copy of the March 12 times and

immediately said that isn't the

photograph I saw why wait until after

the inquest to have a go at me when

everything was nicely settled

oh and there's another thing bassant

infringe didn't appear until after I'd

put the photograph back in the dead

man's pocket so it's got to be something

they didn't know till after the inquest

mm-hmm you know why keep saying they I

do because the Caymans must have been in

it as well of course I bet you isn't

even his sister what he puzzled me all

along I mean the dead man whoever he was

was a gentleman

mrs. Kaman was in a different class

altogether but if he isn't mrs. Caymans

rather then who is he and why was it so

important he shouldn't be recognized and

why was the portrait of mrs. Kaman put

into his pocket and the portrait of the

fair unknown removed washi fur she was

very pretty when you recognized Riggin

oh I'd know her anywhere

lovey mm-hmm what was it that Pritchard

said just before he died what why didn't

they ask Evans but you didn't tell the

caimans entity as a matter of fact I did

did yes

yes I wrote him that evening saying it

was probably quite unimportant and they

wrote back politely agreeing and

thanking me for taking the trouble I

feel rather snug and two days later you

get a letter from a strange fun driving

you to go to South America yes well what

more do you want

look-look at it from the caimans point

of view

everything's gone off well body's

successfully identified verdict of

accidental death everything in the

garden lovely then you come along and

mess it all up oh why didn't they ask

evidence I don't see how that could put

the wind up anybody it's because you

don't know so what do we do now

checkup

Barrington French I believe friend of

mine is down here we are there and mr.

Barrington French he was looking for a

house making inquiries about various

properties with a view to purchase he

was obliged to return to town the next

day so he couldn't view many of the

houses we have to offer since he left

one or two highly suitable properties

will come out of the market and I've

sent him on particulars to Mara way

Court Steven Lee heads but I've had no

reply he's guilty he's definitely guilty

I mean do get the house agents at 6:30

in the evening then up to London the

following day why make the journey at

all why not right I must say you've done

jolly well so far that's not all after

that I tackled inspector Williams What

did he say he said the deceased had very

little on him one hankerchief not marked

some loose change a packet of cigarettes

a couple of Treasury notes no letters

and just one photograph not one I saw

didn't you say anything else yes could I

borrow the castle grounds for the police

fate oh and there was a car seen in the

vicinity the day that you were poisoned

a dark green Tolbert saloon do they get

the registration number well no not

quite it was um Gigi something rather oh

there must be hundreds of dark green

Tolbert's in England almost as many as

there are Evans in the Marvel directory

180 I'm thinking of taking for my text

this Sunday and he that was dead came

forth butler service you know seems most

epicyte oh oh I beg your pardon daily

Frances I didn't see you

I've always thought everyone must have

been perfectly furious with him unless I

mean oh very well safely tucked away all

that wailing and gnashing of teeth going

on then suddenly he's up and about

making everyone look silly

it was a miracle Lady Frances oh we did

not - how are you let's you take our

clubs you're very kind but okay

this way doctor see just coming to take

a look at him time you're back on a golf

course young man I'm reduced to playing

with people who can play there's some

Luke of course thou shalt be recommenced

at the resurrection of the just I hardly

think that applies to Bobbitt you do you

yeah no perhaps not

well what about the child that Elijah

raised from the dead

Oh much more fun than Lazarus I mean

here in his eyes and sneeze Evan times

yes as far as I can remember

I dear Bobby didn't sneeze at all if he

gives you any trouble mrs. Roberts just

let me know no you won't do that doctor

thanks dr. Thomas ah wolf doctor oh I

must get in a few holes before surgery

the doctor says I should be fit enough

to go up to London next week good now oh

please I thought you didn't approve of

my going him without badger easier to

check up on the Hampshire bassington

frenches from London then from this

remote outpost of the British Empire

Bobby this is George or Baphomet

he's a doctor and we shall need him for

a little scheme that I go home shall we

you'll also need a car of yours you mean

you want to buy one of our cars yes

what that's really bad rescue Frankie

but I do actually draw the line and

taking advantage of my friends all wrong

we really do need a car what about the

pencil method what I wanted for what's

that

slashing it up I don't think I feel very

well this morning she means she's going

to have an accident how does she know

bad you the last time I saw you you got

in the mud we had to pull you out by the

legs my day of fix well this time I I

managed it under my own steam Frankie

wants to buy one of our cars young two

cars you're just got to have one too and

he's crashed his at the moment we can

hide it one well can I have a look at

what we go ahead stop very smart

oh yes they look all right that's the

idea

now if this is a remarkably good value

in incest secondhand

trajan yeah oh no no not that one the

Austin still got a bit of mileage in it

hmm understand it should last another

week or so

all right I'll take the standard cash

what first time I ever knew anyone with

a tight loop with pay cap holla

I just get to watch this now someone

please tell me what's going on

Roger Byzantine French I'm on the track

men away Court belongs to his brother

and he lives there with him and

whose wife the brothers of course the

point is how I can one my way into the

house oh why you why not me or both of

us because my dear bears in from French

knows you when he doesn't know me from

Adam and I'm in a frightful a strong

position may cause I've got a title a

useful things titles Jordan I came down

the village had not run strangers

arriving that would simplest even man

so we failed the plan me and George

now

this is one skate

you

actually gonna sell this one oh all it

needs is a bit of work it needs a new

engine and you gearbox for new tyres

with the brakes there's an all gravity

still hell's good and it gets down the

hill of its own volition Frankie are you

sure you know what you're doing it's all

beautifully planned I told you chose Oh

you're looking very pale Frankie are you

sure you're alright I made up him

wouldn't want me carried into the

husband blooming with help now look this

is what you have to do when George waves

his handkerchief and I wave mine star

true I'll stay on the running board

until the pace gets too hot and then

I'll jump off I shall be extremely

careful not to might complicate matters

to have a a real accident on the spot of

a faked one right he's there my turn oh

by the way I bent on right to direct

I'll write to George or my maid and get

them to pass it on Frankie look after

yourself I mean don't do anything

foolish

can I roll around but make myself

dusting you might as well give me a hat

Oh concussion my dog Oh who's living an

accident Oh young lady ran her card into

the wall on purpose is she dared not yet

she must be taking somewhere once I'm a

doctor what is this bass mare awake or

belongs to mr. bassington French you

pick a legs I'll take a head

in an accident so much Canada stadium to

Miami doctor I happen to be puzzled my

cartons all the accident occur

oh yeah is she badly hurt

helping itself examine I'll be in the

Hall of you want me

she looks terribly pale for child George

darling

this won't light your career will it I

mean it weights like all-thread store

anything like that probably if it ever

comes out that it don't worry George I

shall let you down by the by you'd

better be a Christian Scientist

Christmas well we don't want any other

doctor examining you do we Oh George you

think of everything now you will be

careful I shall be most circumspect

you've got into the enemy camp bless you

now it's up to me

I don't know whether it's the bang on

the head or what it is but I just don't

want to move I could lie here for days

and days well I wish you would it gets

lonely here sometimes Tommy

lay quietly poor lady Frances will never

recover with you making all that noise

lady Frances is malingering actually

it's marvelous to see him playing and

enjoying himself he's had so many

accidents recently last winter he nearly

drowned and then this spring he fell

from his swing Roger was my

brother-in-law was terribly upset

because he was swinging him at the time

you know pushing him up high the way

children love but he certainly looked

splendid now Henry doesn't like him

playing with the local children but you

see there's no one at aim with local

children never did me any harm

quite the contrary well I know we're

overprotective but he is the only child

a son and heir it's understandable

anything would happen to Tommy I don't

know a thing will happen to Tommy Oh ROG

lady Frances may I present the black

sheet family my brother-in-law Roger

Roger this is Lady Frances to win who

made such a marked impression on the

park wall Tommy how many times if I told

you you mustn't ask for things nonsense

promise is a promise isn't it out yet

well don't you worry I've got your fort

and your Cowboys and your Indians

they're all in the hall off you go Henry

on there no back then are you joining us

fatigue tea no I don't want any tea

watch must have stopped what time is it

10:00 to 4:00 it can't be promised you

it is got sick tell those children to go

home it was getting chilly anyway I'll

just slow swim in it let's go back to my

study do some accounts damned hit

Gartner thinks I'm a fool I have offered

to do the accounts from out of your suit

be here today and gone tomorrow

I'm sorry about it must be very boring

for him I butting in like this Henry

doesn't mind that and he doesn't mind

anything these days I'll go and have a

word with him Roger I'm glad you're back

that the afternoon post yes how many

times do I have to tell you to bring it

straight to me

very good sir I thought my desk I'll

deal with him later dad

so Bobby is that you what are you doing

here had to come up to sort out that

dreadful mess about the new hymn books

I ordered three dozen in red Morocco and

that fool Louis sends me to doesn't

black how are you dad is everything all

right everything is not alright a young

woman who was taking your place only

temporarily I trust doesn't seem to

appreciate the fact that congregations I

guys like their hymns taking us

initially pace onward Christian soldiers

may have been written to help a group of

small children to climb a hill but

there's no reason why she should attack

it and quite such a vigorous manner oh

good good good morning pick up the good

morning new the Badger

I trust the venture prospers we serve

with three cars from 5° only what was

brought back um bloke said we must have

given it an injection of something to

get it going at the first place

are you keeping yourself my boy no more

trouble dad if that's what you mean Oh

talking of which a friend of yours was

kindly inquiring for you a friend the

tall stooping man with very strong

glasses he stopped me just as I was

going into the mystery

they seemed most anxious to know how you

were I gave him your address I expect

he'll be looking you up soon when was

this dad just few days ago would you

like a cup of tea vicar um if you'll

excuse me I think I must to catch the

12:40 from Paddington take care yourself

my boy and you dad

play a very good game no I don't I'm too

lazy to practice but it's kind of you to

say said Lady Frances oh please please

call me Frankie everyone does you'll

think I'm quite mad I know

after all I barely know you but I do

feel I have to speak to someone about

Henry and I feel I know instinctively I

can trust you do you think who should

last night I caught you watching him you

see what I see don't you

the abrupt changes of mood his

appearance the eyes yes yes I have

noticed it's morphia I'm sure it's mafia

well some sort of opium

mafia I first noticed it about six

months ago he was complaining of

sleeplessness a good deal how he first

came to get the wretched stuff I don't

know but I think it began how did he get

hold of it by post

I'm almost certain I like yesterday for

instance you saw how he was a tee-time

something arrived in the afternoon post

right in her time he was a different man

Roger where does it come from

I know one thing no reputable doctor

would let him have it why are you

telling me this I don't know what to do

about Sylvia you think she doesn't know

I think she doesn't know or she doesn't

want to know if any heat consent to go

for a cure it's a place quite near here

actually run by a doctor Mickelson

Canadian very clever man and he likes

him too

why you to look is have you been very

energetic three sets and I lost everyone

I hope you haven't let him tire you out

I thought we might make other party ask

the Nicholson's over you'd like more in

Eccleston she's a pretty little thing

listen to Sylvia well men seem to think

so

judge for your son she has the most

appealing eyes that's exactly what Alan

Carstairs said someone who came down

here a few weeks ago with some friends

of ours he seemed quite smitten by I

didn't he looks a little sad it's hardly

surprising living in a sanatorium

surrounded by depressives and drug

addicts can't be much of a life either

she worships her husband oh she's scared

to death then I can never make out which

he's a very forceful man you don't like

it no I don't like him I don't like him

at all two loads of morphia turning up

within days of each other can't be a

coincidence that would mean the

bassington French would have had to be

around in Wales on the very day Bobbie

was poisoned when was it exactly let me

think

Tuesday lunch with the Parkinson's and

Wednesday was the first night of that

new revue there was a 16th it must have

been the 60 all you have to do is find

out where Roger was on 16th oh that's

going to be very easy isn't it look that

run on the black 7 bring the two across

and you'll clear the king of I'm sorry

it's maddening isn't it quite maddening

when I'm smile I'm sure we have met

before

recently quite recently wasn't it that

part of Lady shames at Claridge's a 6

it was oh he couldn't have been there

the sixteenth was Tommy's birthday near

the most ghastly children's party I'd

have got through it without Roger I just

don't know besides if I had met you

before I should never have forgotten

that's the extraordinary thing about

this place

nothing happens most of the time the

most trivial things become memorable

well you think this is quiet you should

try wails mind you we do we have the odd

bit of excitement we had a man fall off

the cliff last month we were all

thrilled to the core rotten for him of

course but it did give us something to

talk about this place called March boom

yes that's right we live seven miles

from there what an extraordinary

coincidence that must have been your man

Roger your man

the I was actually in at the death

stayed with the body till the police

arrived what were you doing there he had

some absurd idea buying a house down

there it's absurd at all I shall settle

down someday when you do settle down

near us not in Wales didn't turn out to

be suicide or anything no it was all

painfully aboveboard and didn't you see

his picture on the paper I really don't

remember I think I would have cut him in

my bag

must have been awfully handsome this

Alex Pritchard

before he was dead I mean oh yes I

remember he looks a bit like Alan

Carstairs I said so the doctor look at

him about it I agree there's no real

resemblance you know Alan Carstairs I've

heard that name before somewhere perhaps

he was at lady Shane's on the 16th oh

he's quite a celebrity in his own way

he's a Canadian a naturalist a big-game

hunter an explorer not that I know him

all that well

he came down here with some friends of

ours the ruling Tain's for lunch one day

they're attractive man and he fell in

love with lauranicholson

with her photograph yes was his first

time in this country I believe last year

he'd been on to her through Africa

without millionaire man John Savage you

know the one who thought he had cancer

and killed himself

funny yeah Alan Carstairs looking so

like that man who fell over the clip of

March bug

dr. Michelsen

I thought though coming lady Tennessee's

water well they said they were

my dear so here I'm the bearer of sad

tidings Mora has a slight migraine I'm

afraid we won't be able to pick up a set

this afternoon oh I guess we'll be very

disappointed

may I introduce Lady Frances Derwin lady

Frances talk to Jasper Nichols I didn't

Lady Frances has created quite a stir in

the district I have old daughter

survives the unorthodox arrival of

marrow a court you know there was one

thing that intrigued me yes the doctor

who was passing there the one who

brought you in here he must have had a

most curious character to turn his car

around before going to the rescue sorry

I didn't understand well young young

Reeves the messenger boy he came from

stay firmly on his bicycle and no car

passed him yet he comes around the

corner finds the smash but the doctor's

car pointing in the same direction as

he's going towards London and you see

the point good morning Thomas how do I

got to my fort oh not today I'm afraid

young man sounds most impressive I look

forward to hearing all about it when you

come to tea tomorrow tea

Thomas has made an assignation with my

wife didn't he tell you Tommy have you

been inviting yourself

no of course he hasn't and I'll show you

the rabbits shall we say 3:30 oh thank

you Nicholson I'll Drive him over myself

hi

he's fond of children he says he's know

the Tommies special I suppose you came

to Tommy's birthday party then I know he

was away that weekend dear Bobby I think

it's a bad time you came down get a chef

is livery ours are always dark green and

put it down too far seconded herons I

hope you have the moustache under

control and remember your name is

Hawkins it's alright no one will ever

recognize you people just then look at

chauffeurs come down here and ask for me

you won't have to put up at the pub and

get what local information you can there

particularly about a doctor Nicholson

who runs a place for dope fiends several

suspicious circumstances about him like

he owns a dark cream tolbert saloon was

away from him on the 16th when your bear

was doctored and is all together far too

interested in my accident all of while

my fellow smooth love from your

successfully can cast Frankie oh and PS

I think I've identified the corpse

you

you