time. What’s this room? Can we go in here?’
‘It’s the so-called study—but nobody studies.’
‘I was told that you were studying?’ said Craddock.
‘I found I couldn’t concentrate on mathematics, so I came home.’
In a businesslike manner Inspector Craddock demanded full name, age, details of war service.
‘And now, Mr Simmons, will you describe what happened last night?’
‘We killed the fatted calf, Inspector. That is, Mitzi set her hand to making savoury pastries, Aunt Letty opened a new bottle of sherry—’
Craddock interrupted.
‘A new bottle? Was there an old one?’
‘Yes. Half full. But Aunt Letty didn’t seem to fancy it.’
‘Was she nervous, then?’
‘Oh, not really. She’s extremely sensible. It was old Bunny, I think, who had put the wind up her—prophesying disaster all day.’
‘Miss Bunner was definitely apprehensive, then?’
‘Oh, yes, she enjoyed herself thoroughly.’
‘She took the advertisement seriously?’
‘It scared her into fits.’
‘Miss Blacklock seems to have thought, when she first read that advertisement, that you had had something to do with it. Why was that?’
‘Ah, sure, I get blamed for everything round here!’
‘You didn’t have anything to do with it, did you, Mr Simmons?’
‘Me? Never in the world.’
‘Had you ever seen or spoken to this Rudi Scherz?’
‘Never seen him in my life.’
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