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uh excuse

me sorry to bother you we're trying to

find the Furs The Furs good Heavens

could you be Miss Barton's new tenants

right how exciting Jerry Burton my

sister Joanna well I never M kop my

husband's Vicor here he'd be expecting

to see you in church on Sunday everyone

will they're all dying to meet you oh

Lord I suppose we just Point them oh I'm

quite sure you won't now let me tell you

the Furs straight through the village

about half a mile turn left and there

you

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are how very nice to see you both and

welcome to the F thank you be oh thank

you very much come along girl go get

them bags out the car

I do hope you'll both be happy here I'm

so fond of it well after all I've lived

here all my life you get used to things

don't you oh dear I can't help feeling

we're driving you out oh but you mustn't

it's the war taxation the cost of

everything nowadays the upkeep I simply

had to do something besides it won't be

forever now Partridge is staying on to

look after you she's a cook housekeeper

and a

treasure then there's beatric she's a

maid and all that uh not very

experienced but willing a gardener cleat

who comes in twice a week has a strange

wife but you don't need to see much of

her do forgive me Mr Burton but were you

hurt during the war no no not a scratch

actually no I was a test flight for a

new jet both engines blew at 30,000 and

the ejected gear malfunction I managed

to bring her down right but I hit the

deck pretty hard pretty lucky I suppose

who yes I see he's trying to tell you

miss Bon that he crashed his plane good

Heavens I'm sorry you'll have to let

Owen Griffith our nice doctor take care

of you oh I believe the hospital's

already been in touch with him good he's

Welsh of course but the Welsh are so

clever aren't they and Partridge is an

excellent cook she'll help you build up

your strength

oh no no never in this house oh I'm

sorry oh no you you mustn't be it's just

that well smoking never occurred to me

oh don't worry I'll see has lots of

ashtrays it's so silly of me it all

comes of never having a man about the

place the last one was my eldest

sister's bone he didn't last long mother

took exception his smoking to his accent

wasn't quite a gentleman she said I

thought he was rather nice

Jolly Dy Fred but his mother told her

you never know with men no what Miss

Bon another cup of tea my dear thanks so

much Mr Burton do forgive me if I don't

offer you something stronger men prefer

that don't they I remember my father did

but mother took exception to that

too didn't approve would Li in the

house poor

father and poor

mother she was an invalid you

see she always managed to have her own

way peace of God be with you and remain

with

you

always amen amen

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morning I'm glad you could make it your

vica what a simply Splendid sermon did M

choose the text she must have she did

not poor wasn't it let Brotherly Love

continue and you are newcomers in mind

indeed should you encourage it not sure

I know what you're getting here Paul

goes on to say doesn't he be not

forgetful to entertain strangers for

thereby some of entertained angels

unawares oh how delicious somewhat

mutilated the male Angel perhaps but the

girl she's quite a sensational would you

say I trust not ah a guy I don't think

you've met Squadron leader Burton and

his sister have you no delighted to see

you here thank you bu this is a near

neighbor of yours Mr pie never believe a

word he tells you he spends his whole

time laughing at the rest of us dear

lady how unfair unkind untrue despite

the M you'll come and take a Sherry with

me at Prairie Lodge won't you we'd love

to look at her making up to that old Mr

P H painted up to the eyeballs too and

in church soon promise

promise oh dear simmington brood cometh

I'm Mr away Squadron leader you're on

Parade right Miss Burton you are an

event sleepy old limon's going to love

you bye-bye by

bye now our boys run ahead with Elsie

will you we Shan be long yeah off we go

then Elsie Elsie I'm ter hungry you're

just

greedy Elsie what you said absolutely

nothing about my f does that mean you

have no complaints oh much better dear

still a trifle long perhaps I didn't see

anyone sleep you're wearing the wrong

specs guy you're reading glasses but it

was so still come on dozing I fear many

of them good have some

lunch see you lunch

time

Megan oh just look at that girl

stockings a large potato in each heel

what a graceless

child this guy the sermon was wonderful

but still a little long winded morning a

Mr Simington nice to see you again and

Mrs Simington how do you do oh Mr

simmington is Miss Barton solicitor how

do you do how do you do and there's

still something Jerry has to sign isn't

there oh there's no hurry next time

you're in the High Street just drop in

right I will do Edward we better be

moving the boys will be starving righty

here well it's nice to have you both

here see you again soon guy M Edward

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Jerry mm there's something I have a

feeling limon's doing you a power of

good that was supposed to be the general

idea wasn't it it was so well

remembering all those pretty nurses at

the hospital fuss and Fred and soothed

your fevered bra for months on end and

to what purpose well apart from their

job had they at purpose whatever you

remain totally indifferent but 10 days

in lyston and

um what the hell are you talking about

church last Sunday the simmington nurse

Governor don't think I didn't notice

you're getting better my darling brother

you do talk the most awful

rubbish mind you the talent isn't

exactly thick on the ground and say I

had to choose between her and Partridge

oh thank you very

much had you thought about lunch Miss oh

gosh I hadn't you think about it for me

will you Partridge well if that's what

you want

Miss there they'll cheer you up letters

from abandoned lovers two of them are

bills Jerry oh well count with them

all what the devil's this you tell me

my

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God it's one of those what are they

called Poison pen

letters that's filthy absolutely

disgusting no oh do let's see no no true

I'm not sure you'd want to but I do

please all right

are they always like this well how the

hell should I know but what should we do

simple and I thought they rather liked

us down here seems somebody doesn't but

what kind of person it's a nutcase it

must be forget it

okay but surely there's someone we

should talk to

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over here dear

y so sorry

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I it's wonderful to see go jump in here

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best answer that

berc ah doctor come on

in morning

beis behaving yourself only when I has

to doctor I'll just let him know

Dr Griffith sir call to

see no don't get up on my rounds thought

it was time we met Owen griffth your

local quack good to see you Doctor well

I'm supposed to keep an eye on you your

doctor wants weekly progress reports

well you better ask Joanna about that

she seems to think I'm doing pretty well

ah done some nursing have you he sending

me up doctor we looked for you in church

last Sunday did you know well we're

Chapel you see my sister me don't pray

with the big noobs foreigners if you

like I'd like to give you the once over

if that's convenient right I'm off

doctor take good care of him won't you

that's my

job and um come me see us again soon

once a week don't forget we're forers

too

bye breathe in

here long Doc breae in again 7

years I'm still a

stranger well I wasn't born here you

see but they're good kindly people

mostly who wouldn't write unpleasant

untruthful ugly letters about people

would you say you've read one have you

mhm in circulation are they forgive me

uh may I ask what it said or shouldn't I

why not no one apparently is deceived uh

the young lady you've just met is a tart

a trop and certainly not my sister well

I give you of course the expirated

version well indeed I'm sorry I hope

she's not too

upset Joe spent two years on a fighter

station she's case hardened upset no but

just a nasty taste in a mouth H I can

imagine rib still painful only want to

laugh well you haven't got much to laugh

about have you right let's have a look

at the legs

sit

down these letters doctor have there

been others yes who

too me for one to you why not the writer

is pathological and indiscriminate push

hard please scattering shot far and wide

and that is worrying why well someone

who just can't take it might get hit

push again someone

vulnerable and that could be

dangerous stand up

please yeah your right leg is a bit

wasted

okay exercise it throw away one of those

sticks will you rise and walk as the

good book says so here endeth the first

lesson see you next

week

doctor these letters are they much the

same thing thing well I can tell you

about

mine accused me of violating my

professional relationship of loose

conduct with certain lady patients the

sexual detail was extremely lured at as

usual of

course what was the handwriting like

there was no handwriting the envelope

was typewritten and the letter was just

printed words cut out of an old book and

pasted onto a sheet of paper that's it

mine too the work of some complete

illiterate I would imagine would

you see you next

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week Ms told her all about it Jan Oh yes

indeed yes it must be very worrying for

you very here you are oh thank you so

much now Jane excuse me if I leave you

to M I have to prepare the weekly

sleeping pill oh yes of course guy oh I

Tak some Paul warning on flesh and the

devil for to be carnally in mind did his

death appropriate I thought in the

circumstances that I would have thought

suitably discouraging keep it short

dear well now M when did all this start

well hard to say Villages scandalized

but hate scandals when they find

themselves involved don't like others

knowing they've received

well dirty letters for fear the

neighbors might say there's no spoke

Without fire is that it exactly not that

anything remains a secret for long in

Limon but poor guy what is he accused of

oh something quite disgraceful with one

of the women who does the alter flowers

well he was flapp aasted shocked

devastated poor dear how shameful well

you know guy almost as well as I do

absolutely no taste for fornication none

whatsoever I almost wish he had really a

little worldly spice added to his

sermons might make them more interesting

well you married a cleric my dear a

classical scholar and I've yet to find

such a combination with the robust

appetite for sin oh I found that most

reassuring well now old what do you want

of

me well it's not in your league dear I

know no dead bodies no gunshots no blunt

instruments not even a shadow of

Scotland Yard just a lot of unhappy

people I know you can help you mean find

the lady if it is one yes yes yes of

course

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are you all right yes thanks hello hello

you're Mr Burton aren't you yes so

you're after church is that your wife

with you no no no my sister oh I'm Megan

saw you were alone thought I'd stop and

walk with you had to fall off my bike of

course never mind nice of you look I see

you've torn your stop

gosh so I have doesn't matter it will

once you've left school I've left school

oh you have forgive me how old do you

think I am ah the truth G I'm 20 sorry

again you think I ought to be more like

your sister all doled up no I don't

she's awfully pretty isn't a bit like

you is she well she's clean and

presentable and not a bit like me you

mean

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you're a pilot aren't you I was will you

always be a bit of a Croc according to

my doctor

no I was afraid you look bad tempered

because you were cropped up for Life bad

tempered well irritable then if it's

only because I'm in a hurry to get fit

again aren't you ever in a hurry for

things to happen not much Point nothing

ever happens not to me oh but surely

your mother and your father my father's

not my father father he's my

stepfather ah is he we never mention my

real father disgraced himself it seems

disappeared then Mommy married Mr

simmington you've met him haven't you

yes anyway all's well that ends well you

think not sure he likes me very much not

sure Mommy does either for that matter

now you're being morbid girl am I fact

is I'm a bit of a bore I

suppose and before I start boring you

I'd better be off

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bye I just don't know what we do with a

girl Edward she's young she's

20 if I may say so your

problem thank you oh no I'm sorry my

dear I didn't mean it like that it's

just that being a stepfather makes it

difficult for you to say what you really

feel yes sometimes well not for me I

have our boys to consider she wanders

off by herself she's always late for

meals makes no attempt to help Elsie in

the nursery and dresses like a

what sort of example is that for

them she's just as her father was

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disruptive oh good morning I wonder

could you help me which Mr simmington do

I ask for there is only one oh but I

thought I read simmington G bra and

simmington oh the first Mr simmington

was the present Mr simmington father

he's dead oh I'm sorry to hear that well

perhaps I might see the present Mr

simmington he's engaged at the moment

can I help you oh no thank you thank you

so much no it's a church matter but uh

well perhaps I might wait yes of course

do sit down I'll just let him know oh

they very kind would you say Miss marel

Jane marel yes of course thank

you excuse me sir a Miss Jane

marel won't keep you long Miss marel he

has Mrs simmington with him oh well then

we mustn't disturb we must

we do you know I always think that

working in a solicitor's office must

prove most rewarding oh it is all those

different people different problems and

find find ing solutions for them well Mr

simmington is the one who does all that

and does he yes he's really marvelous

very patient very kind simply wonderful

with people

really miss marel

ah do come in thank you so

much sorry don't kept you waiting please

sit down oh no it's I who should be

asking forgiveness for interrupting a

busy man not at all my wife tells me

you've already met oh yes yes of course

last year at the vicarage yes how are

you and how is that most interesting

daughter of yours Megan oh my poor Megan

at the awkward age I'm afraid oh but she

must be in her early 20s by now but very

young quite a child still most mothers

think they grow up too quickly not me

miss marble I only wish he'd do

something learn something typing dress

making even take a correspondence course

anything if only she' get out of out of

your

home oh certainly not that's the last

thing we'd want Angela would want isn't

it my dear naturally now I know your

ladies like to matter but uh Miss marel

had a purpose in coming to see me so yes

of course yes now let me see now where

was I yes now M krop wants to remind you

that the church restoration fund account

have to be completed and submitted by

next

Tuesday they are they will be oh

absolutely spendid well in that case I

oh there was one other little matter

then I'd better be on my way no no no

please no don't go on my account no

private matters in a solicitor's office

are I know as invalent as a confessional

no it was just that I I wondered if by

any chance you'd heard about these

Anonymous letters that have been going

around come

in sorry to interrupt sir but would it

be convenient if I popped along to the

stationers we're almost out of copying

paper why not miss ginch off you go

don't belong though oh You' better leave

that door a jar yes sir thank you

sir I'm sorry please go on Mr Simington

as a legal man what would your advice be

to someone who receiv received such a

letter take it to the police

immediately and if they

don't but they do do well at least I did

oh could Heavens don't tell me that you

are afraid so oh well forgive an

inquisitive old lady Mr Simington but uh

what was the police response amiable

came from our own solid Sergeant father

not to get excited it's probably some

spinster lady getting a little

overheated I didn't inquire exactly what

he meant by that oh so he assumes that

the writer is a

woman well nine times out of 10 they are

apparently oh yes yes I

see yes that would account for all those

letters that I seem to know about being

addressed to

man yes well I won't keep you any longer

thank you for giving me so much of your

valuable time well goodbye goodbye miss

Mar oh may I just say this I do

congratulate you on your choice of

secretary nowadays it's so rare to hear

an employeer speak so warmly of an

employer Edward seems to inspire hero

worship Miss marel I rather had that

impression goodbye goodbye miss marle

so you made it

mhm there and back apart from a sit down

in Simmon's office that's all meet

anyone all of Limon and nearly knocked

down into the bargain oh oh the

Simington girl on a bicycle that the

Megan we've heard about

M funny girl

I hope Mr Burton as he'll excuse the

Liberty but I'd like the word of course

that's beatress sir beatress yes Mr

Burton shift to go go where leave oh but

why that's these letters sir Wicked they

are indecent to using such words worse

than what I've ever read in the Bible

even mind you I know there weren no

truth in them and you with them bad Legs

and All Me what are you talking about is

beatric receive No Sir George have

George D the garriage two of them's

walking out and there a no smoke without

fire that's what he told

her so I susp you go go what will the

poor kid do she's all right she's fixed

up nice the cement ma were married off

last month so now they've took be trile

but how about you oh I'll manage somehow

well I'm damn she was all such a bright

little thing yes well she'd be better

off with them and no young men

round I'll take

it

Partridge yes Mr bton these letters

people must have some idea oh they have

have they they have

indeed and do you mark my words there's

going to be a Mischief sooner or later

you see fol get violent oh come on

partridge in their feeling sir but you

can't take it that seriously there's

plenty as do

sir young George St in the garage for

instance so who's the front runner the

prime

suspect well I'm not one for gossip sir

as well you know but there's those that

do say that's Mrs cleat cleat The

Gardener's wife oh she's more than that

Mr

Burton exercise long walks no rich food

no pce you are prescribing of course

prison Fair though I am prescribing

Better Health and a lower blood pressure

but boring Miss Griffith your brother's

been very Cru to be kind Mr pie oh

you're like that old burnard Shaw what

did Oscar say he has no enemies and all

his friends hate him good day to the

pair of your oh very wiy Mr pie he's the

boring one right that the lot yes

appointments thanks

hello what's this Burton Tuesday phone

said he'd come in save your journey good

must be feeling better nice is he

Pleasant sort of job not to talk about

his sister I hear is that so Tarts

herself up like one of these fashion

models doesn't she wouldn't say that

rather attractive as a matter of fact no

on reflection very attractive men oh

Lord no more gossip last visit and I I

know who too oh did you make up that

prescription here it is Mrs simmington

the sedative one to be taken midday and

before retire bless you erl there's

nothing wrong with a woman a good dose

of Common Sense wouldn't cure she's very

nervy neurotic and a nuisance to

everyone to you her family she needs

support Erol indeed she

does how that poor man her husband he's

the one I feel sorry for look a woman

when we first came came here simmington

was very helpful very kind to both of us

I know that and I know you've also had a

very soft spot for

him whatever do you mean

Owen what do you take me for he's a

married man that's right

Erol oh come

now get on the phone to the cricketers

woman taking you out

tonight sh be

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long oh a delicious Cher Mr pie and if I

may say so an Exquisite house indeed you

may dear lady but then you appreciate

the importance of beauty as to our young

friends here alas very rare in these

parts here where every Prospect pleases

and only man is vile much worse dull

unbearably impossibly dull oh I don't

know I think the villagers are rather

fun the generosity of Youth my dear but

I I didn't mean the rustics you can

excuse them they they live work and play

mid Pig ties with a permanent smell of

manure in their nostrils no I I me those

who should know better those with money

and no taste arrogance and no

sensibility Minds devoid of imagination

ugly ugly ugly people but you

you I claim as Kindred Spirits you are

as eloquent Mr P as you are gracious as

a host Dear Miss marel what a Charming

compliment it's perhaps a little severe

on your fellow men what I don't

understand sir is why you settled here

in the first place what were you looking

for sanctuary I'm not quite sure I

follow from the war there terrifying

doodle Bugs the dust and dirt the smell

of all these bodies Sheltering in the

underground I'm not a brave man Squadron

leader be Folly to pretend otherwise

bombs frighten me I abominate all

violence so you left London was it I did

indeed what would the Yanks and all

their GI Brides to be running an antique

shop in the Kings Road Chelsea became

quite intolerable and when

my my partner chose to disappear into

the

blue that was it London could take it I

couldn't I sold up

fled and here I am oh dear I think

that's rather sad little tale ah Beauty

and sympathy in combination irresistible

another glass of cherry wine you haven't

told us Mr pie did you find the

sanctuary I did dear lady here in this

house nowhere else certainly not with my

neighbors oh well forgive my ignorance

but they're just a little limiting not

if you have a passion for beauty and

don't you find that houses can be

passion it yes how interesting it hadn't

occurred to me for example take Emily

Barton Miss Barton that house you're in

I mean what is it nothing but a monument

her mother's perversions a cold Fortress

against a masculine

ego I wouldn't know about that warping

she doesn't seem very warped well

scarred underneath

scarred had it not occurred to you those

PP letters PP

poison

pen surely you're not suggesting Miss

Barton appearances can be deceptive of

course can't they just and how about

that girl down at the surgery the

receptionist the doctor's sister all

that Welsh passion expended in polishing

her ugly Lino oh but surely somebody

else does that possibly but it's a

thought Miss marel would you not say

another candidate for our PP lady so so

secretive and those flashing eyes wow

she sounds quite a dish miss marble oh

oh no thank you no really how should I

face the Vicor at lunch uh but tell me

Mr pie U talking of the pp

letters do tell

me have you ever received one

yourself

me whatever have I to hide that might

interest the writer oh I'm sure I don't

know Mr bar

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George

George Geor you was supposed to meet me

at the bus stop well I changed my mind

didn't I why just tell me why when you

know don't be so daed you're McKing at

me one day off yours

too don't care look it weren't my fault

you getting that letter were it weren't

it I told you he's a walks on

sticks what can he do you can look at

you but I've left the place know what

you are don't you B me yeah I knows what

you are thank you very much jalous if

that's what you think of me I best go

straight back to the simmington you

change that mind of yours again that's

where you'll find me

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hello Megan hello to you where are you

off to Nowhere special just cycling

around then come

in come

on you sure

Joanna's around

somewhere I have done my

stockings have you good show well are

you or aren't you will you or won't you

perhaps your sister's busy she's not and

she wants to meet

you can't see

why here we are well done any girl who

throws herself at my brother's feet she

fell off a bicycle joke you told me

yeah not

another what is it dry martini what's

that a cocktail I've never had cocktails

before they lift you up makes me

dizzy expect you think I'm awful

unspeakable what you doing about it tell

me what do you think darling I think

you're a breath of fresh air and you and

I are going to be great poers everyone

else thinks I'm stupid oh for goodness

sake stop imagining things I know know

what goes on in their minds in your mind

I'm not wanted you know Mommy doesn't

like me one bit now you're being morid

again child and I'm not a child she

doesn't I remind her of daddy she'd like

it to be just herself and the boys and

their father Megan darling why didn't

you well couldn't you just leave to do

what I'm quite useless no money no

training it's true no one would miss me

I would I'd miss those holier than th

stalkings of yours there you are you see

I'm just a slob that isn't true that's

what everyone believes that's why I hate

Limon hate the house I live in hate my

mother hate everyone

everything well that's pretty

comprehensive so I got be

going thanks Joanna thanks very much I

do go For Heaven's Sake stop being so

Superior so patronizing

patronizing I'm sorry anyway thanks to

both of

you so what did I say do you think

she'll be all right myk God that girl's

a problem child not a child a woman now

she has another problem what's that oh

dear can't you guess

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I'm away Miss ging good night Sir oh

that conveyance on the AL the prop I'll

have it ready in the morning Mr

simmington fine I'll see you

tomorrow back to the table Robert at

once no one said you could get down and

James don't wave your knife around like

that what would Mommy say if she saw

you daddy's home

now sit up properly both of you and

behave yourselves and Rob to jam over

your face here fishy face

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Daddy Daddy I want to show you something

Daddy I want to show you something hey

back up there back up there you're

pulling me apart what have you two

monsters been up to we went down to the

river and look what we've got Daddy yes

look

daddy look here they are daddy oh

they're tiddlers where's the shark you

can't catch sharks in the river don't be

stupid daddy sharks like one

water would iert you seen my wife oh

still resting I think Mr simmington

still well she wasn't downstairs when we

arrived home I caught that well I left

try and squeeze another cup out of that

pot help her wake up you three i n

that's it no you know you really are

noisy you stand 6 Ines apart you have to

shout at each other calm down I'll be

back in a minute come on boys and help

me clear up it's B time soon come on

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Elsa Miss

Holland Mr Simington what is it what's

the matter whatever made you choose this

color

Jane you disapprove I don't comment I

inquire well it's not for me guy it's my

baby got

daughter hello the

vicarage yes m c

speaking good evening Miss

Holland oh dear

Lord

no yes of course I have will come over

immediately it's Angela simmington oh

dear she's not dead is she

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morning

morning morning

morning uh just one moment

superintendent I'd like to make a

that most obliged superintendent turn me

on please the police have established

the following Sir Mr Simington returned

to his office shortly after lunch Miss

Holland had taken and the two boys off

for a walk and a picnic Mrs samon's

daughter Megan went cycling and the two

servants had left because it was their

half day off Mrs Simington was alone in

the house when the letter was delivered

by post by hand there was no

stamp this potassium s do we know where

it came from it seems the potting shed

there had been a plague of wasps the

garden was using it to destroy the the

nests thank you

superintendent doctor how would you

describe the dead woman's General state

of health she had a nervous condition

which I was treating with these

sedatives she took daily would you

consider her a neurotic she suffered

from nervous disorder yes and on

receiving a letter of this kind what in

your estimation would be its effect on

her it would would in my judgment prove

a great shock even destabilizing would

you say quite

possibly on reading that letter can

there be any doubt that this poor woman

was thrown into a state of extreme

agitation she went out into the garden

she found the cyanide took some back

into the house threw it into a glass

containing her usual sedative and then

drank it after writing those last tragic

words I can't go

on the writer of that Wicked letter is

morally guilty of murder the police I

know will not relax their efforts until

this culprit is

apprehended this court finds that Angela

Margaret Simington did take her own life

whilst the balance of her mind was

Disturbed

hey Megan

wait Mr siming think we should canel

Ed I'm so sorry no I terrible for you

that coming out to the

letter I just hope that whoever it is

can

sleep if there's anything I can

do I

know thank

you Mr simmington I'd better get back to

the

boys oh yes yes of course I I must stay

I have to thank the

coroner bad it is

very bad well you shouldn't have left

that their sinid line r out C should you

yeah never you go blaming me you blame

them wasps Miss

Patridge I I poor girl tomorrow at noon

could I come and see you just for a chat

what you been up to now then eh nothing

this Patridge but I do have something on

my mind oh you do do you something

bothering at me mhm remember when I had

that row with George the day all this

happened you know my stars I wish now

I'd never went to that their

house I just feel so alone now guy I'm

not sure I can face it you

will you must for the boys

sake that Angela I know it

look Owen believed it was

s there had to be a reason

Ed that letter that damn filthy letter

saying

what that our youngest Jamie wasn't my

child and whoever wrote it was going to

tell the world who the real father was I

mean it was all nonsense it's she

nonsense guy you know he was our child

you christened him of course of course

if only I'd been with

her if only

someone if only she hadn't been

alone guy will look after him that's his

job there's nothing more we can do

selfish and silly she may have been but

I can hardly think she was the kind of

woman to to take own life but the note I

can't go on and

cyanide

yes perhaps I should have seen and

understood sooner what Jane M my

dear I'm afraid of what that it was not

suicide you can't mean you you can't

Jane but who would want to kill

her well we have yet to find out my

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dear aest ofs in

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herir upon whose bosom snow has l

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who in mugly lives with

rain are made by fools like me a

superintendent come along

in Mrs Doby dear just a moment would you

mind thank you so

much oh I don't think you know my friend

Jane marel saw you at the inquest

yesterday didn't I miss marel oh yes

yes is this the only typewriter you

ladies have the one and only Erol that's

right isn't it yes Mr simmington gave it

to us I see when was that o Miss ginch

you'd know oh dear let's see it must

have been November last year look I'm

holding you up I wonder if you'd mind

typing out a couple of addresses on

these envelopes for me two fingers only

I'm afraid two is enough here they are

oh I don't think I quite understand Lord

dear those horrid letters all had

typewritten envelopes they may have been

typed on the same

machine and I dare say the

superintendent is uh trying to track it

down just an error check of course of

course oh uh forgive me superintendent I

wonder might I have a word with you

certainly yesterday's verdict yes Miss

Marble uh

at the inquest did you not find it

perhaps a little too simple too easy

easy

suicide as a conclusion no Miss marle

they did not here you are thank you

thank you very much sorry didn't disturb

you

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gosh what a simply perfect evening is

there anywhere else in the world where

summer days drop so slowly into

night Owen you know you're quite an

astonishing man astonishing me yes you

one part cool efficient objective the

doctor another talking about summer days

dropping slowly into night different

person well I'm Welsh you see that must

be it no I don't see so tell me about

Wales

Wales I don't know if I'll be much good

at

that all I know is that someday I have

to go back there stand on the hilltop

look down across the

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valley it's difficult to

explain yes to explain the things you

love best

hello the first yes

Megan okay hold on

Partridge she may have go to bed one

moment sir she hasn't she's on her way

down uh Partridge uh beatric had tea

with you what time did she leave she

never come Mr Bon but Miss Megan says

she should have I waed te for her cuz

she said she were worried and wanted to

talk to to me worried she's a fly by

night that one all right Partridge I'm

sorry to have Disturbed

you hello Megan she never turned up oh

probably went off with that young man of

hers yes look is anything wrong you

sound worried has anything

happened look is there anything I can do

I can be around in a

minute thanks

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beatric

oh it's you Miss Megan oh Rose beatric I

thought she might have come in that's

funny she never put on her best

dress no but afterno off she always do

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hello who is it phone Mr Burton that's

Miss

Megan coming Ur you

say all right p

hello Megan oh Jerry thank God beatric

she's dead she's been murdered Jerry

murdered no listen just try and keep

calm I'll be right over with you all

right

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cover put a man on every door no one in

no one out on further notice

clear Johnson on the

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door all right all let's take a look I'd

say between 15 20

hours she's all

yours

Bill

sir where

it told you about this ER didn't I they

see look wouldn't let me in do my work

would they don't suppose they would

spice not

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yet just one moment sir you can't go in

there sir let Miss Megan found me fast

as may be sir but I got my orders

oh

Jerry now then miss you can't come out

here I'll take her in C oh oh if you

were

her oh hard she can't come out and you

can't go in I told you can't you see the

state this girl is in now either I take

her in or you take the

consequences

consequences but she was off for the

whole afternoon no that's what we all

reckoned you see but George learned me

she come back she came

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back oh my oh come sit

down a cup of tea I think Rose and pent

of sugar and some Brandy if there is any

we'll find some oh and after that a

couple of hot water

bottles let get to the bed

yes oh that's relief sent the boys off

to stay with their cousin thank goodness

what

a sorry Megan what on Earth's the matter

with you miss Holland just give me a

moment will

you yeah my dear she'll be all right

soon I'll give you a nice cup of tea and

then put you to a nice woman bed she's

in a State of Shock well we all are

aren't we but you didn't find the body

did

you how is Mr singon shaken very shaken

do something for me will you I'll try

good girl go in there will you stay with

him try to get his mind off it I'll do

my best that's the stuff

what the devil are you doing here Megan

phoned me I give Johnson strict order

how the hell did you get past him it

happens to be a bloody good thing that I

did the girl's deeply shocked and

there's no one here gives a tinker's

curse all right all right oh Squadron

leader good God now don't worry Rose is

going to bring her up in a moment she'll

look after her tell me has all of Limon

got past Constable Johnson oh I'm so

very sorry you see I was talking to Rose

the cook good good and I've learned

something which I think is rather

important don't you possibly if you'd be

good enough to tell me what it is it's

beatric who see she came back to the

house she never left the house Miss

marel no no no I'm so sorry I'm talking

about the day poor Mrs simmington died

now beatric quarrel with her boyfriend

George isn't it down at the garage and

she came back she was here all that

afternoon now that does rather change

things doesn't it Rose didn't tell me

this oh really did she not no well uh

perhaps you never asked her anything

else Miss marel no I don't think so no

not at the moment then perhaps the two

of you would be good enough to leave the

premises oh yes yes of course come along

Squadron

nether oh forgive me superintend but I

hope that you don't find or how shall I

put it find me irritating dismiss the

thought Miss marle oh good I'm so glad

thank you

yes just a moment Madam I got my orders

no one in no one

out goodness what

excitement and the Sunday newspapers

can't you just imagine I don't wish to

those journalists at the swan drunk

every every night I here the pl but

confess now don't you feel just the

Teeny we's little bit of a thrill you

may Mr pie

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touching that if I were you what that

the machine it's typewriter why not oh

that's the one weren it the one what was

used for all them envelopes who told you

that Constable Johnson told my Arthur

all written down at the women he say on

that there machine I can tell you see

that's science Mr simmington gave us his

typ rator Mrs never said otherwise

but that were a long time ago weren't it

you were setting out the chairs weren't

you that was a long time ago

too do you think it's true it's true all

right that old has an unfailing

nose for the nasty in that case surely

all of us here aren't yes we're all

under suspicion

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oh

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no

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Partridge partridge

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oh Pop I've done the shop and the

Butch's delivery fine when's the next

pass

LST MD say right then I must

Dash hey

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hey duy Kad be in my language hello I'm

not going to whale it's just Limon jump

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in good of luck I was going to call you

that's nice whated if you might care to

have dinner on Saturday dinner just the

two of us well uh your brother and NL as

well of course why of course well

because I uh you think I might be bored

in need of a chapero no not that exactly

oh in I'm quite a big girl now hadn't

you

noticed I

noticed so well you're also a very

sophisticated young lady used to the

bright lights too big city haven't met

many you see and that scares you no I

wouldn't say that just leaves me

wondering what's behind the glitter the

Polish that's what I want to know oh and

that's

marvelous and at least you're

interested in knowing where I'm supposed

to be taking you oh Lord didn't I tell

you police

station you do see my little worry Don't

You superintendent think so however the

suicide note was written by Mr Simington

no doubt about that on just a scrap of

paper yes

perhaps unusual I would have thought

would you but then suicide isn't exactly

usual is it oh indeed not but surely

these letters are usually more formal

perhaps in a way a justification of the

ACT certainly not one sentence I can't

go on written on a scrap of paper torn

at the edges I begin to feel a bit torn

at the edges myself Miss

marle oh that's you Mr Burton you're

back is Miss Joanna around Jo russan AR

Lon was there nothing you'd like to oh

just a whiskey inser please

Partridge yes of course Miss marel I do

take your point but excuse me her very

urgent she says sir who says Jonathan

well uh this young lady is Sir

superintendent another of those awful

letters Just a Ride second

post Miss marle oh forgive me please oh

my dear child of course

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la for

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you found this amongst Miss Spartan's

books did you right have very perceptive

of you Squadron leader not really it was

an old book and the print reminded you

of the first letter that you received

Miss Barton eh well well well very OD

and this envelope addressed to miss

Burton well do forgive me superintendent

but have you noticed the U in Burton has

been altered from an

A

yes but who on Earth would want to

describe Miss Barton as a painted

trolo very odd very odd indeed

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you need picking up for me right shall

do and come back without that stick okay

thanks J good

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luck return to London

please thank you thank you

sir hello

hello what brings you here nothing just

met Partridge thought I'd come and see

you off wanted to make sure I'm going eh

not true you know

that well in that case you better come

and see me

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up doing anything special in London

monthly medical a Ministry want to make

sure that ow in the dock isn't killing

me

off here she

comes will you be away a very long

time no only as long as it takes

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you will come back soon won't

you here come

on here watch that door

but I haven't got a ticket we'll soon

fix that but why what for cuz I suddenly

felt like Professor Higgins and you're

going to be my Eliza do it who she

you'll soon find out

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oh

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when I'm old and still beautiful now

don't laugh at me with you now tell me

is that where I'm going to finish up

organizing jumble sales coffee mornings

bottling Jam you're fishing girl and

you're impossible who me yes good night

good

night who was that didn't see come along

well here you are

thanks this lot ashes to

ashes guess

so well good night

and thanks again and and it's just that

you and Joanna are so kind put up with

me I just like to I have to tell

you I want to kiss

you good night

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oh

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and why you didn't

scer it's you superintendent on your way

homes sir yes the whole place was dark

just now I was just wondering yes of

course it's getting late

sir and you want me on my way good

night good

night Miss Holland received it this

morning

mck isn't it not quite so explicit as

last time I mean the six details yes I

thought you should have it as soon as

possible sooner the better how did Miss

Holland take it K's a

cucumber she's got guts that girl hasn't

received one before has she no no I I

didn't think so look

Nash aren't you on to anyone yet maybe

this letter could be just the break we

need well let's hope so well thanks for

your help I'll get the ex

on oh hold the for Miss ginch I won't

belong got a call to make very well Mr

simmington where's the inspector inside

it

Crawford take this for Prince right away

no cut up printed words this time

typewritten the whole lot and if it Tes

up with what we've already got by God

we're in

business Edward hello you're very busy

knitting as a matter of fact Owen's on

his rounds oh how stupid of me of course

he is anything I can do well I don't

know come in

please it's those knockout patters that

Owen gave me I couldn't find them I hid

him somewhere in case the children might

anyway I didn't sleep a wink last night

oh it's all right I have the

prescription Owen can always write

another for my record so sit down a

moment thanks

don't go miss laying these now

Edward don't worry I've learned my

lesson you know what you need now is

someone to take you in hand take care of

you you read all these what

textbooks history of British medicine

once upon a time I wanted to be a doctor

too you see only there wasn't enough

money and Owen was the boy girls have to

learn to tag

along here we are don't forget only one

take two and just sleep for 24 hours and

how would the law in Limon get on

then Errol yes

Edward bless you you just about saved my

life

m g I'd like a word please of course

thank

you Nash again what brings you here or

you

sir only the need to sleep nights I

see I'd uh prefer to talk in private

that's quite all right Mr simmington is

an old

friend very well

mean anything to you Miss

Griffin nothing no nothing at all and if

I tell you that you were observed typing

that letter at the women's Institute the

night before last it's ridiculous it's

not what you think not think Miss

Griffith no

superintendent if I may

interrupt whatever Miss Griffith may or

may not have done she is entitled to

legal representation now as a lawyer and

a friend no Edward

don't go away please go away but my dear

girl

no I don't want you to hear I don't want

to see you I want you to

know just go

away I'll be in

touch M Griffith I have a warrant for

your arrest for the matter of PC dun

down at the station You may wish to make

a statement meantime you have the right

to remain

silent come

on with the Toth C Crawford

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up infatuated with simmington she

certainly was I've known that for ages

but to kill never couldn't not even a

there must be something we can do

there's nothing anyone can do at the

moment anyway if there were he'd be

doing it I know that the whole place is

crawling with coppers tearing the place

apart every drawer every cupboard in

errol's bedroom they've even had the

carpet up now they're turning over the

dispensary in the waiting room God knows

what they hope to

find oh uh the inspector say to let you

know sir we're taking these away what

where from uh them books in the

bookshelf sir and the dispensary pel

have you no idea what it's used

for I can't rightly say myself sir but

inspector U say that could be the murder

weapon more

likely thank you very much

sir Lord dear I'm certain they've

arrested the wrong person the letter to

the governor they saw her typing it they

saw her poor thing what if they did

proves nothing and the printed pages

with the letters and the words torn out

just behind the desk nothing as well

well nothing much I mean after all more

dear if she had all those pages why did

she type the letter none of the others

were only the

envelope oh I feel so frustrated so

helpless so

slow

perhaps Wonder

M I have an idea may I use your

telephone of course did

yes no not yet now first you know

everyone round about here I want you to

tell me more about the simmington

stepdaughter Little Miss

Megan you happy

Elsie of course why shouldn't I be

so am

I I'd like a

word oh yes yes of course leave us Elsie

please just a minute now

Elsie very well

what did you mean by that I want some

money you have your allowance isn't it

enough not

enough well in a few months time you'll

come into your grandmother's money I

want it from

you do

you would you mind coming to the point

young lady very well I saw what you did

to my mother's sedative powders in the

bedroom that

afternoon I don't know what you mean by

that and I didn't hear

it but you are of an age now I suppose

you need certain

things clothes and all

that so

500 5,000

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all

right for the time being

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oh yes yes of course I do realize sadron

that it is a calculated risk you see my

one fear is of being dismissed as a

stupid old woman in that case I shall

have to rely upon a man with your

thought of

Courage well I just hope you're right

miss marble I'll be right over with you

oh you not finished jet Rose when i'

leave for breakfast sir then upstairs

with Miss magan's milk and after bed

quick as a wink nothing you was looking

for sir no no no no just a match there's

a box over there on the store sir good

night good night Ros

I don't have you any idea of the

position you put me into should this go

wrong I don't know what they do to you I

know what they'll do to me they'll have

my guts for GS oh do try to forgive me

superintendent my one wish throughout

has been to help help yes I help you

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t

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a

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coming just stand there johston uh yes

sir thank you sir

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heart and pulse perfectly normal she'll

soon be back with us

thank God he didn't give her overose

though why he didn't too risky too

obvious I have to answer too many

questions it was his sedative wasn't it

but a gasto and a poor girl brooding

over the loss of mom just the job well

must be on my skates superintendent may

I congratulate you on having had the

courage of your convictions Miss marle

thanks oh by the way doctor we shall be

holding your sister we know that

simmington planted those cut up pages in

your waiting room and that last letter

ah yes well silly that silly girl people

not infrequently do silly things when

they're very much in love don't they and

some very evil things like Mr simmington

still makes the world go around so they

tell us sometimes but why did she ask

Miss maror usually has the right answers

well good day

okay uh one moment

superintendent

well well perhaps it was all the chatter

the thought that Miss Holland did intend

to become the second Mrs simmington and

perhaps a letter might scare her

away

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Megan Megan

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Jerry thank you for all you did my dear

you were very brave now take great care

of

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her is everything all

right it is

now oh miss hold

you're off I couldn't stay in this house

a moment longer it gives me the creeps

and besides they'll all be saying it was

my fault and I had no idea no idea at

all when gentlemen of a certain age fall

in love they get the disease very

badly well goodbye and good luck thank

you

but she'll be all

right oh well doctor as you predicted

the patient is once again with us good

oh de yes dinner tonight please and just

with me if that's what the doctor orders

he

does Megan you took a terrible risk Jane

de oh I know my dear but I just had to

and the superintendent was rather

Splendid don't you think

oh how is she all right I think Owen's

just making

sure what I still don't understand is

when all this started oh ages ago I

imagine soon after Miss Holland arrived

all those Anonymous letters typed on

that machine of his before giving it

away to the women's Institute was all a

smoke screen was he he wanted everybody

to suspect a woman and they did everyone

watching the smoke no one seeing the

fire and of course his main purpose was

murder how absolutely

coldblooded it was he is my envelope the

one with the a turned into a u ah well

that was originally intended for Miss

Barton but the U wasn't typed on the

same machine now that was a very silly

mistake of his and quite Unworthy of him

Jane dear tragic little beatric however

did she get involved because he chose to

dispose of his wife on an afternoon when

he knew that she'd be quite alone in the

house a Wednesday d after lunch he put

cyanide in Mrs Simington sedative and

then went back to the office when he

returned he went to the nursery where he

was given a cup of tea which he took up

to their room he crumpled a poison pen

letter dropped it on the floor together

with a suicide note and then raised the

alarm oh he is of course G actor but the

suicide note I can't go on it was in her

handwriting yes but suicide notes aren't

written on scraps of paper torn from

telephone pads are they I can't go on

what I can't go on Friday and Saturday

perhaps he must have found it thought it

might be useful and kept it I know I'm

somewhat slow at this kind of thing Jame

but I still don't understand why berric

ah berric now that was a quarrel you see

what the murder couldn't know was that

berc would quarrel with her boyfriend

and then return to the house where she

saw what happened she saw absolutely

nothing not only no penitent boyfriend

nothing nothing dropped through the

letter box no Postman with the anonymous

letter said to have been delivered

nothing later and slowly of course the

poor child put things together and uh

became troubled and was going to see

Partridge and that's why she bought it

how did he manage it well again it was a

Wednesday was see he pretended to depart

for the office but he didn't he slammed

the front door came back into the hall

and hid all the others went off leaving

poor little beess always the last quite

alone

perhaps he rang the front doorbell and

she came into the Hall to answer it and

was struck down from behind and thrust

into a cupboard no one noticed his late

arrival back at the office and of course

Partridge never learned what was

troubling the poor unfortunate girl Jane

you're quite marvelous isn't she

everyone quite but supposing things had

gone wrong what would have happened to

Megan then now Squadron leer you know

better than most that we are not put

into this world to avoid danger not when

an innocent person's life is at stake

all right miss marle you sold Megan the

idea I'll have to go along with that yes

see you

later oh my dare that brother of yours

lots of Courage they'll make a fine pair

of those two and so will you with that

nice doctor

upstairs now more do you know what I

would really like Jane I can't imagine

but you only have to say well I wonder D

I ask would it be possible for all of us

must to have a nice cup of tea

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the

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