02 - Murder At Dareswick Hall
“She found Inspector Deacon alone in the study. He nodded at her, frowned slightly and indicated she should sit down, while he himself carried on his reading of Sergeant Lane’s notebook, flicking between the various pages. Rose in turn fidgeted with the folds in her skirt and then turned her attention to study a crack in the ceiling. Every now and then she furtively stole a glance around the room to see if she could see the sergeant lurking in the shadows. At length, not being able to bear the s...ilence any longer and Deacon showing no sign of finishing his study of the notebook, she said: ‘Did Isabella tell you about the blackmail business?’ ‘Yes, indeed, she was most informative.’ ‘She told the boys all about it too, while I was in here earlier. So you see she had no intention of being secretive about it.’ ‘This is after you had told her what you knew and what you intended to tell us?’ ‘Yes,’ she admitted.
‘You didn’t mention when last we spoke that you were probably one of the last people to see Lord Sneddon alive.’ The Inspector cast her a reproving glance.MoreLess
‘You didn’t mention when last we spoke that you were probably one of the last people to see Lord Sneddon alive.’ The Inspector cast her a reproving glance.MoreLess
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