Midnight Masquerade (1985)
“It was Meg, the same girl who had been with Deirdre when she found the necklace chain in the syllabub, who had closed the window.
“It was about fifteen after midnight when I took a run upstairs to give Lady Belami her vinaigrette. I saw the curtains blowing like a pair of sails, and locked the window. I thought one of the guests had had too much wine and took a breath of air to sober hisself up,” she said. “I should’ve told His Lordship, shouldn’t I? ‘Every little thing, however small and unimportant it may seem.’ That’s what he asked us, and I, nodcock that I am, didn’t think a drunken guest could matter one way or t’other.”
“Has anyone else anything to add?” Deirdre asked.
Meg was still twitching nervously. “Oh, mum, don’t tell him. I locked the attic door as well. It was hanging open a inch too. But you and Her Ladyship was upstairs that same afternoon getting the tin pot for making the ice, and I was sure it was you what left it ajar.”
“As a matter of fact, I did, Meg, so that is ...all right.MoreLess
“It was about fifteen after midnight when I took a run upstairs to give Lady Belami her vinaigrette. I saw the curtains blowing like a pair of sails, and locked the window. I thought one of the guests had had too much wine and took a breath of air to sober hisself up,” she said. “I should’ve told His Lordship, shouldn’t I? ‘Every little thing, however small and unimportant it may seem.’ That’s what he asked us, and I, nodcock that I am, didn’t think a drunken guest could matter one way or t’other.”
“Has anyone else anything to add?” Deirdre asked.
Meg was still twitching nervously. “Oh, mum, don’t tell him. I locked the attic door as well. It was hanging open a inch too. But you and Her Ladyship was upstairs that same afternoon getting the tin pot for making the ice, and I was sure it was you what left it ajar.”
“As a matter of fact, I did, Meg, so that is ...all right.MoreLess
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