Not that it mattered, one way or the other; as she’d told her mother, she’d no intention of following up the photograph. The decision was, however, taken out of her hands in an unexpected way. On the Wednesday morning, having made a note of the galleries she still had to visit, she turned to an appendix listing the names of lesser known paintings in private possession, together, where possible, with the name and address of the owner. And, unbelievably, a small watercolour titled Samson and Delilah was shown to be in the possession of a Mrs Beryl Temple of Springfield Lodge Private Hotel, Marsborough. It was not only the coincidence that piqued Rona’s interest; she’d been unaware that Elspeth painted biblical subjects, and was at a loss to understand how she’d missed this. She must get in touch with Gwen Saunders, but first, her curiosity mounting, she reached for the telephone directory, checked the number of the hotel, and promptly dialled it, asking to speak to Mrs Temple. ‘Is it in connection with a booking, madam?’ an efficient voice enquired.
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