Murder in Midwinter
“‘Not much. Horspital during the war, like Tyne Hall. Could’a been a school.’‘Do you know who owns it?’‘No,’ said Flo. ‘Don’t think it was ever sold, so in the same family, I expect.’‘You didn’t know the family?’‘Me?’ Flo let out a screech of laughter. ‘Go on with you, gal. How would I know? My Frank weren’t gentry any more’n I am. We used ter get a few of ’em in the pub during the war, but we wasn’t welcome in the pub. You know about the locals and the hop pickers, doncher?’‘Yes, daggers drawn,... weren’t they?’ said Libby. ‘But some of the Anderson Place people came down here?’‘Nurses and doctors and some of the patients. I don’t know whether any of the family were there then.’‘Oh, well, it was worth a try,’ said Libby. ‘How are you and Lenny getting on?’‘Not so bad,’ said Flo, leaning back with a smug expression on her face. ‘Good job we didn’t get together when we was younger, though. We’d’a scratched each other’s eyes out.’‘Really?’ said Libby.‘Oh, yers.MoreLess
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