Appleby's Answer (2012)
“‘Frome?’ he said interrogatively. ‘And Trowbridge? I don’t see why we should be working round by these places at all. They’re not my idea of a quick run home.’ ‘It’s only a small detour.’ Lady Appleby swung the Rover rapidly round a bend as she produced this soothing reply. ‘And, you see, there’s the problem of lunch.’ ‘The problem of lunch?’ Long experience, sharpened to intuition, had brought a note of suspicion into Appleby’s voice. ‘Why should lunch be a problem? These are fairly civilised ...parts. I’ll get out the Good Food Guide.’ ‘Spare yourself the pains. I’ve fixed us a free meal, as a matter of fact. With Kate Anketel.’ ‘Kate Anketel?’ Appleby’s heart sank. ‘And who the devil, my dear Judith, is Kate Anketel?’ ‘You must remember Kate. I was at school with her.’ ‘You were at a great many schools, if your account of your early years hasn’t been, as I sometimes suspect, pure fantasy. They kept on turning you out. It’s why you discreetly declare yourself in the reference books as having been privately educated.MoreLess
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