A Presumption of Death by Dorothy L. Sayers & Jill Paton Walsh

Author:Dorothy L. Sayers & Jill Paton Walsh [Sayers, Dorothy L. & Walsh, Jill Paton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery & Detective, Fiction
Published: 2012-06-29T17:42:34+00:00

‘What’s that, young sirs? Stole a pig?

Where are your licences?’ said the policeman.

Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Pigling Bland, 1913

A household with Bunter in it appeared to run on wheels, even in war-time.

Mrs Trapp could take an afternoon off, leaving supper in capable hands. Sadie could have a break from looking after children, while Bunter firmly whisked Charlie and Polly off to catch rabbits, or construct a look-out post, and Harriet looked after the toddlers. Suddenly her working time was restored to her; at odd hours, it was true, but reliably. Bunter got Rita and Muriel to plough up a plot at the nearer end of the field beyond the outhouses, and planted lettuce and beans and carrots. Harriet could sit down in the afternoon to write an account of the inquest and add it to the piles of unposted letters to Peter. Whatever, she wondered, writing it down, had Mrs Spright meant about not helping spies get in touch with each other? She had thrown another pot-shot at Aggie Twitterton, too. What an unpleasant woman!

When the account was written down as clearly and fully as she could, Harriet wandered into the kitchen in search of a cup of tea, and offered Mrs Trapp a helping hand. Bunter, she understood, was in the village, at the blacksmith’s.

‘What is he doing there?’ asked Harriet, picking up the paring knife she had been offered and sitting down to the task of peeling carrots and turnips.

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