Fire When Ready (Manor House Mystery) - Plot & Excerpts
She'd walked up from the village, and her hands and feet were so cold they were numb. She was beginning to think it was a big mistake to come up to the manor to get names on her list for the petition. When she'd first thought of it, she'd been excited about the brilliant idea. She, Marge Gunther, would be the only one to have the signature of the lady of the manor on her petition! Rita had given her the cottages in the bay as her assignment, but who listened to fisherman's wives, anyway? Her petition would mean so much more if she could get Lady Elizabeth and her household staff to sign it. Just think how important that would be. Now, however, after having climbed the hill in the bitter wind, Marge wished she'd gone down to the bay after all. She'd be back home by now, enjoying a nice hot cup of tea and one of the currant buns she'd bought from Bessie that morning. Bessie's baking was fit for a king, and although no one was supposed to take the food out of the shop, the stuff being on rationing and all, Marge always managed to smuggle something out in her handbag so she could enjoy it at home later.
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