Death At Victoria Dock
“‘She recovered her serenity—by a huge effort—and asked us to tea, but Dot and I were fairly unnerved by then, so we piled back into the car and Mr. Butler drove us home. On the way we stopped at all the likely places and asked if anyone had seen Alicia. We had several sightings of her before she came to the school, and none after, but it was dark by then.’ ‘Ooh, it sounds spooky,’ commented Ruth, taking another piece of fruit cake as a prophylactic against further shocks. ‘What do you think, Ja...ne?’ Jane Fisher, née Graham, stared gravely out the window of the cake shop and shook her head.
‘I don’t know, Ruthie, it sounds bad, doesn’t it? What if she never left the convent? Maybe they’ve buried her in the cellar, like in…’ she blushed and bit into her apricot tart. Phryne laughed.
‘What have you been reading, girls? The Awful Adventures of Maria Monk?’ From the shocked glances it was clear that this was the source of their ideas.MoreLess
‘I don’t know, Ruthie, it sounds bad, doesn’t it? What if she never left the convent? Maybe they’ve buried her in the cellar, like in…’ she blushed and bit into her apricot tart. Phryne laughed.
‘What have you been reading, girls? The Awful Adventures of Maria Monk?’ From the shocked glances it was clear that this was the source of their ideas.MoreLess
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