Thursday, June 11, 2020

Village eccentric

    "Mr. Danberry-Phinn?" Alleyn said sharply.
    "Mr. Octavius Danberry-Phinn to give you the complete works. The 'Danberry' isn't insisted upon. He's the local eccentric I told you about. He lives in the top house up there. We don't have a village idiot in Swevenings; we have a bloody-minded old gentleman. It's more classy," said Sir James acidly.

    (from Scales of Justice, by Dame Ngaio Marsh)

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