A Noble Pair Of Brothers (The Underwood Mysteries Book 1) - Plot & Excerpts
- Justification for making war) Mr. Underwood’s investigation now took on a somewhat feverish intensity. He was desperate to gather as much information as he could before the arrival of his mother, who, he knew, would be entirely undemanding, thereby engendering a degree of guilt in her offspring which would ensure their undivided attention throughout the length of her visit. He was determined to at least have something to think about, if not to do, whilst engaging in his filial duties. He asked Mrs. Selby, who had lived all her life in Bracken Tor, who, in her opinion, was the greatest gossip in the village, and was surprised, though he should not have been, to be given the name of not a woman but a man – old Tom Briggs, the former blacksmith. From his bench outside the forge, which his son now utilized, he sucked on a clay pipe and watched the world go by, missing little and storing much for future reference. When the seat was empty, it could be safely surmised that he was occupying his regular spot by the inglenook of the Wynter Arms.
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