Death On Lindisfarne (2013)
“The entrance hall was empty. There were sounds from the kitchen: a brisk chopping, the rattle of a pan. As she turned towards them, it struck her how much of the work Mrs Batley took on herself. Perhaps there had been a Mr Batley not long ago. Or maybe no woman from the village came up to her exacting standards.
She tapped on the half-open door. “Mrs Batley? It’s me, Lucy. You wanted to speak to me.”
As she spoke, she pushed the door wider. Mrs Batley stopped what she was doing. She stood, the ...sharp vegetable knife in her hand poised over the table. There was no smile of welcome. Her lips tightened as she looked straight at Lucy.
“And about time too, if you don’t mind me saying so.”
“I’m sorry. I was concerned about James. I needed to check how he was.”
“Well enough, if you ask me.” Mrs Batley sniffed. “Hardly got a foot in the house before he was ordering me about. ‘Would you fetch this?’ ‘Mrs Batley, I’m sure you could find me a bottle of lager from somewhere.’ I’m licensed to serve drinks with meals, but I’m not a barmaid.”MoreLess
She tapped on the half-open door. “Mrs Batley? It’s me, Lucy. You wanted to speak to me.”
As she spoke, she pushed the door wider. Mrs Batley stopped what she was doing. She stood, the ...sharp vegetable knife in her hand poised over the table. There was no smile of welcome. Her lips tightened as she looked straight at Lucy.
“And about time too, if you don’t mind me saying so.”
“I’m sorry. I was concerned about James. I needed to check how he was.”
“Well enough, if you ask me.” Mrs Batley sniffed. “Hardly got a foot in the house before he was ordering me about. ‘Would you fetch this?’ ‘Mrs Batley, I’m sure you could find me a bottle of lager from somewhere.’ I’m licensed to serve drinks with meals, but I’m not a barmaid.”MoreLess
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