At Death's Door
“After breakfast they rang the police station at Cottingham and were told that Chief Inspector Meredith had talked to Cordelia the night before and that she was being held there for further talks, once the inspector had completed his work at the Red Lion, which was where he was at that moment. No, they couldn’t say anything about when she would be released.
They felt completely helpless. The whole matter was in other hands, and God knew what the outcome would be. Roderick took Becky down the law...n to look in the tent, but he found that Pat had gone.
“He must have gone to the village early,” he said to Caroline. “Probably to go to the Red Lion or to pick up any gossip that’s going.”
So there was nothing to do but wait. They played ball in the garden with Becky and tried not to let any of their worry get through to her.
Pat came back about half past ten. He was carrying a plastic bag laden with goods, for he had gone from shop to shop, intent on gleaning information from customers or shopkeepers but forced in all conscience to buy, as well.MoreLess
They felt completely helpless. The whole matter was in other hands, and God knew what the outcome would be. Roderick took Becky down the law...n to look in the tent, but he found that Pat had gone.
“He must have gone to the village early,” he said to Caroline. “Probably to go to the Red Lion or to pick up any gossip that’s going.”
So there was nothing to do but wait. They played ball in the garden with Becky and tried not to let any of their worry get through to her.
Pat came back about half past ten. He was carrying a plastic bag laden with goods, for he had gone from shop to shop, intent on gleaning information from customers or shopkeepers but forced in all conscience to buy, as well.MoreLess
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