Murder on French Leave by Anne Morice

Author:Anne Morice
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dean Street Press
Published: 2021-02-26T16:00:00+00:00

Robin was not visible when I carried his tray in, but I could hear him splashing about under the shower. Since the bathroom had been designed to accommodate only one person, and then only when perpendicular, I swaddled the coffee pot in an eiderdown and began plastering my face with dewy moisturised démaquillage. In a few moments he emerged and studied the effect critically:

‘Very weird! How about getting your hair done this morning?’

‘Why would I bother to do that, when I can get it done for nothing at the studios?’

‘But you said you wouldn’t be going there until Tuesday, and if we mean to do the town this weekend you might want to look your best.’

‘If you really think it’s necessary . . .’ I said doubtfully.

‘You could telephone that well-turned-out Mrs Müller and ask her which one she goes to.’

‘It so happens that I know which one she goes to,’ I said, rounding on him in amazement. ‘She pointed it out when they drove us back from lunch.’

‘There you are, then! No trouble at all.’

‘And what about you, pray? Another round of courtesy calls?’

‘Among other things. Let’s meet back here, shall we? We may have some notes to compare.’

One way and another, I was beginning to believe that if they handed me a stick labelled ‘This Way Up’ I should still grasp it by the wrong end.

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