![]() ![]() Nonetheless it is unlikely that her presence nor her views would be listened to in the investigation and therefore this is where her old friend Miss Marple comes in. There is little her husband, Colonel Bantry, can do but shows his defiant silence. Mary Mead would think of the body of a young woman with somewhat tawdry and cheap appearance in their home. In 283 words the plot is summed up: Dolly Bantry is marching orders as an urgent matter arising: her family’s reputation is at stake. ‘Well, of course, my dear, if I can be of any help to you.’ It really is rather thrilling, isn’t it?’ That’s why I want you to come and help me find out who did it and unravel the mystery and all that. What I feel is that if one has got to have a murder actually happening in one’s house, one might as well enjoy it, if you know what I mean. My little successes have been mostly theoretical.’ Miss Marple said doubtfully: ‘Of course,dear, if you think I can be any of comfort to you –‘ That’s why you’ve got to come up at once.’ She demanded breathlessly: ‘But whose body is it?’ ![]() I had to argue for hours with Arthur this morning before he’d even go down and see.’ One doesn’t believe it, does one? I mean, I thought they only happened in books. ![]() ‘We’ve just found a body in the library.’įor a moment Miss Marple thought her friend had gone mad. Bantry’s voice came breathless and agitated over the wires. Now it is in Tate Gallery Britain, London, UK. Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones’s The King Copethua and The Beggar Maid in 1884. ![]()
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