The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-19
, w; NIA = TWO

'upporamel custard which, Lady
,.eSatell said, showed just the
nl a5+ feeling on the part Of Mrs.
Ncooking, she said, really gave
w scope to dellcacy of feeling.
w. are only, as she knows,
..deratelv fond Ct caramel GUS
w There would be something
gross, just after the death OF
friend, in eating ones tavorite
i aa,dding. But caramel custard is
sasy slippery, if you know
,ot mean-and then one leaves
little on ones plate
Che sighed ana said that she
,,nsd they had done RICH. in let
trg Gerda go back to Loncen.
but quite correct Of Henry to
ca with her"
y For Sir Henry had insisted on
Irving Gerda to Harley Street.
ashe will come back here for
.Ao inquest, of course" went on
%a adv Angkatell, nleditativeiy eat
80 caramel custard. But, natur-
a a1fy she wanted to break 1t to
Ss children-they might SEE it in
napers and with only a
T|rencb-woman in the house - one
laws how excitable-a crise de
nsTfs, possibly. But Henry will
ao.l with her, and l really think
corda will be quite all right. She
viii probably send for some rela'
ions sisters perhaps Gerda is
the sort OF person who is sure to
S,ra sisters three or four ]
would think, probably living at
i Tunbridge Wells
"Wbat extraordinary things you
in saw, Lucy" said Nudge.
"Well, darling, Torquay If you
nrefer it-no, not Torquay. They
,rnuId be at least sixty-five if they
"s~p living at Torquay - East
%onrne. perhaps, or St Ieonard's."
LADY, Angkatell looked at the
last spoonful of caramel custard'
seemed to condoIe with it, and laid
il down very gently uneaten.
David, who liked only savorles'
lacked down gloomily at his empty
plate.
az think we shall all want to go
r. he'd early tonight she SAID.
/ So much has happened, hasn't
i IT, One has no idea, from reading
/ about these things in the paper,
4 how firing they are 1 feel, you
/ know, as though 1 had walked
about Fifteen miles instead OF
! having done nothing but sit about
I out that is firing. because one
1 doe. not like to read a book or a
newspaper, it looks SO heartless.
] Though l think perhaps the lead
ms article in the Observer would
have been all right-but not the
i News of the World. Don't you
agree with me, David? l like to
! know what the young people
think; it keeps IL from losing
\ touch"
David said in a gruff voice that
4 he never read the News OF the
8 World.
81 always do" said Lady Ang-
4 kateI. I'VE pretend we get it for
the servants, but Gudgeon is very
understanding and never takes 1t
Il out until after tea. 1t is a most IN
teresting paper, ali about women
4 who put their heads in gas ovens
4 an incredible number of them!'
what will they do in the houses
Of the. future which are all cleo
Il tric?" asked Edward Angkatel
With a faint smile
Il suppose they will just have
to decide to make the best OF
things-so much more sensible"
81 disagree with you, SIR" said
David, "about the houses OF the
future being all electric. There
can be communal heating laid on
from a central supply. Every
q working-class house should be
completely labor saving"
Edward Angkatell said hastily
that he was afraid that was a sub
iect he was not very well up in.
David's lip curled with scorm.
a Gudgeon brought in coffee on a
tray, moving a little slower than
usual, to convey a sense Of mourn
ing.
"Oh, Gudgeon,' said Lady Ang-
katell, "about those eggs. l meant
to write the date in pencil on them
as usual. Will you ask Mrs. Med
way to see to it,"
Il think you will find, m'lady,
that everything has been attended
n quite satisfactorily" He clear
ed. his throat. Il have seen to
things myself"
& "Oh, thank you, Gudgeon."
& As Gudgeon went out she muir
INJURED, Really, Gudgeon is won
derful. The servants are all being
marvellous. And enc does so sym
psthlze with them having the po-
Ice here-it must, be dreadful for
laem. By the way, are there any
left?"
Police, do you mean?" asked
Nudge.
Eyes. Don't they usually leave
one standing in the hall? Or per-
maps he's watching the front door
Tom the shrubbery outside"
Why should ne watch the front
6door?"
I don't know, I'm sure. They
ot ii books. And then somebody
ese is murdered in the night"
Oh Lucy, don t." said Nudge. |
Lady Angkatell looked at her
~curiously.
Darling, I am SO sorry. Stupid
~ me. And, of cou Sc, nobody else
Gould be murdered Gerda's gone
1ome-1 mean, Oh, Henrietta dear
! am sorry. I didn't mean to say
But Henrietta did not answer.
sne was standing by the round ia
We staring down at the bridge
Seore she had kept last night.
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