Manor House 03 - for Whom Death Tolls
“Polly must have picked it up almost immediately, since she didn't hear it ring again. By the time she'd opened the door, Polly had replaced the receiver in its cradle.
"Oh, there you are, m'm," she exclaimed, as Elizabeth entered the cluttered room. "I was just telling the major—" Elizabeth cut her off with a sharp exclamation. "That was Major Monroe? Did he say what he wanted?" Polly shook her dark head. "No, m'm. Just that he wanted to speak to you. I offered to come and get you, but he said ...he had to go, but he'd ring back later." Disappointed at having missed a chance to talk to Earl, Elizabeth picked up the stack of invoices from the tray. "Thank you, Polly. I suppose we should sort these out and see which ones we can pay this month." "Yes, m'm." Polly sounded subdued, and not at all her usual ebullient self. Elizabeth sat down on the roomy armchair by the window and tried not to sound too concerned when she said, "Violet tells me you knew the young man we found murdered in the church tower last night." Polly jumped as if she'd been stung.MoreLess
"Oh, there you are, m'm," she exclaimed, as Elizabeth entered the cluttered room. "I was just telling the major—" Elizabeth cut her off with a sharp exclamation. "That was Major Monroe? Did he say what he wanted?" Polly shook her dark head. "No, m'm. Just that he wanted to speak to you. I offered to come and get you, but he said ...he had to go, but he'd ring back later." Disappointed at having missed a chance to talk to Earl, Elizabeth picked up the stack of invoices from the tray. "Thank you, Polly. I suppose we should sort these out and see which ones we can pay this month." "Yes, m'm." Polly sounded subdued, and not at all her usual ebullient self. Elizabeth sat down on the roomy armchair by the window and tried not to sound too concerned when she said, "Violet tells me you knew the young man we found murdered in the church tower last night." Polly jumped as if she'd been stung.MoreLess
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