[MaC] An Almighty Row (correction)

Mel Mason goldfired at oxmust.co.uk
Sun Jan 9 18:06:45 EST 2005


>>>>>Esme started - and looked at her, alarmed.
>>>>>
>>>>>"I ... I did.  I worked in Boots, before I was married.  But ... how do 
>>>>>you know that?"
>>>>
>>>>"Because I was one of your customers. One of your...special customers of 
>>>>the time."
>>>
>>>"Special customers?" James perked up at the phrase used, and turned 
>>>toward Esme inquisitively.
>>
>>Esme was sitting quite still, her hands pressed to her mouth, her eyes 
>>round with horror.
>>
>>"Perhaps," said Oswald grimly, "you should explain, Mrs Evans."
>
> Vangie shrugged. "It was known," she said quietly, "that women in need of 
> help....certain kinds of..." She took a deep breath. "That women who were 
> expecting who didn't wish to be expecting, could go to a certain chemist, 
> and...not expect a great deal of trouble about the poisons register."

"It was you," breathed Esme.  "You wanted to buy arsenic ... I told you it 
wouldn't work ... not for that ... "






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