The Supermarket Ghost by Gordon Snell

Author:Gordon Snell [Gordon Snell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781847174277
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
Published: 2012-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Inside the door stood a big woman in a dark-green dress with a white collar. She had grey hair with frizzy curls, and glasses that hung on a cord around her neck.

‘Hello,’ she said, with an air of surprise.

‘Hello,’ said Maria. ‘I was looking for Mrs Lily Duff.’

‘That’s me,’ said the woman, ‘though Marsh is my married name. Are you collecting for a charity?’

‘No, I’m doing a school project for St Mary’s National School. My name is Maria O’Malley. I wonder if I could talk to you for a few minutes?’ Maria said producing a letter from her school about the project.

‘Of course. Come in.’ Mrs Marsh led the way through a small, dark hallway into a sitting room. crammed with furniture and ornaments. There were lots of chairs and small tables, all piled with books and newspapers. Two big armchairs stood on either side of a brick fireplace with framed photographs on the mantelpiece. One was of a smiling couple in a garden – a boy in shorts stood between them. Maria saw with a shock that the boy was Davy.

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