Dorothy L. Sayers - [Lord Peter Wimsey ] by Have His Carcase

Author:Have His Carcase
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

They didn’t want three hundred pound.

They didn’t want three hundred pound,

And that’s why the body wasn’t found.

‘Very good, my lord,’ said the Inspector. ‘Why, you’re quite a poet.’ He drew out his note-book, and solemnly made an entry of the quatrain.

You could sing it very nicely to the tune of “Here we go round the mulberry-bush,”’ suggested Wimsey, ‘with the refrain, “All on a Thursday morning.” Or it should be “Thursday afternoon,” but that’s just poetic licence. You have my permission to perform it at your next Police-concert. No fee.’

‘You will have your joke, my lord.’ The Inspector smiled indulgently, but as Wimsey left the police-station he heard a deep voice laboriously humming:

Why did they want the body found, body found, body found,

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