Agatha Christie - Murder At Hazelmore by At Hazelmore (Uc) Murder

Author:At Hazelmore (Uc) Murder [Murder, At Hazelmore]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Agatha Christie

“I wonder,” said Charles when breakfast was over and he and Emily had strolled out into the small bit of garden, “if I ought to go off to Princetown? Amazing how things pile up once you have a bit of luck. Here I am—I start with a simple football competition prize, and before I know where I am I run straight into an escaped convict and a murderer. Marvelous!”

“What about this photographing of Major Burnaby’s cottage?”

Charles looked up at the sky.

“H’m,” he said. “I think I shall say the weather is wrong. I have got to hang on to my raison d’etre of being in Sittaford as long as possible, and it’s coming over misty. Er—I hope you don’t mind, I have just posted off an interview with you?”

“Oh! that’s all right,” said Emily mechanically. “What have you made me say?”

“Oh, the usual sort of things people like to hear,” said Mr. Enderby. “Our special representative records his interview with Miss Emily Trefusis, the fiancee of Mr. James Pearson who has been arrested by the police and charged with the murder of Captain Trevelyan—Then

my impression of you as a high-spirited, beautiful girl.” “Thank you,” said Emily. “Shingled,” went on Charles. “What do you mean by shingled?” “You are,” said Charles.

“Well, of course I am,” said Emily. “But why mention it?”

“Women readers always like to know,” said Charles Enderby. “It was a splendid interview. You’ve no idea

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