“Jeffries Rocks the Boat CHAPTER 10“The inspector is doin’ quite well on his own this time, isn’t he?” Mrs. Goodge commented as soon as the men had left.“Indeed he is,” Mrs. Jeffries agreed. “But that’s no reason for us not to do our best.”The cook didn’t look convinced. “I suppose you’re right,” she replied slowly. “But I can’t help thinkin’ that I’ve wasted an awful lot of food in the past couple of days. I’ve not found out anything useful.”“Now don’t be so down in the mouth,” Luty chided. “We... won’t know what’s useful and what’s not until after we catch the killer. Besides, just because we ain’t had much luck gettin’ the jump on the inspector so far don’t mean we ain’t contributin’. Think of poor Hatchet. Drags his old bones all the way out to Colchester to see that Lady Henrietta, and he don’t find out anything more than what we already know. But he didn’t let that get him down none. He went ahead and went out tonight with the others.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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