Murder At the Castle (2013)
“Mrs Thomas picked it up, opened it, and pulled out a folded piece of paper and some banknotes. She read the message, tears starting in her eyes. ‘She’s gone. Here, if you’re her friends you’ll want to read it.’ She handed the note to me. Aware that I was not really Pat’s friend, privy to her correspondence, I nevertheless read: Dear Bronwen, You’ve been kind and I knew I’d cry if I had to say goodbye, so I’m just leaving. I don’t know quite where I’ll go from here. I can’t go back to Manchester just yet. It wouldn’t be the same without Dan. There’s no one else. I hope this is enough to pay for my stay. If I’ve left anything behind just keep it, or toss it.
Pat ‘Dan was her young man,’ said Bronwen sadly. ‘And that fond of each other! They lit up a room with the looks they gave one another. Ah, it’s a great pity!’ I got teary, too. ‘That poor girl! Alan, I must write to her. Maybe when the festival’s over we could go see her on the way home. Oh, I know Manchester isn’t on the way home,... but you know what I mean.’ ‘Hmmm,’ was all Alan said.MoreLess
Pat ‘Dan was her young man,’ said Bronwen sadly. ‘And that fond of each other! They lit up a room with the looks they gave one another. Ah, it’s a great pity!’ I got teary, too. ‘That poor girl! Alan, I must write to her. Maybe when the festival’s over we could go see her on the way home. Oh, I know Manchester isn’t on the way home,... but you know what I mean.’ ‘Hmmm,’ was all Alan said.MoreLess
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