Murder In The Motor Stable: (Auguste Didier Mystery 9) - Plot & Excerpts
Live ones fortunately. Most of the guests were staying at neighbouring houses but the provision of retiring and temporary dressing rooms for the ball this evening seemed to have converted the house into a scene worthy of Bruegel’s brush. Or perhaps, Auguste thought as he led Egbert to the cubbyhole which had been allotted to his investigation by the somewhat grudging Isabel, Lewis Carroll’s pen could do more justice to it. It was a scene built of a pack of cards, and here was Egbert in its midst, perhaps to bring them fluttering down in a heap. Auguste only hoped His Majesty didn’t decide to enter this Wonderland of a situation by crying ‘Off with their heads’. It was a strange juxtaposition, seeing Egbert in his familiar Scotland Yard bowler and dark suit marching stolidly past those glittering birds of paradise. They hardly cast him a glance, so intent were they on discussions of such vital matters as last week’s ball and next week’s soirée, combined with average speeds, petrol consumption, and the high wages of nearly £100 a year demanded by chauffeurs.
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