Grab Bag
“EDGAR WALLACE MYSTERY MAGAZINE, founded by the famous writer’s daughter Penelope and edited by Nigel Morland, a familiar figure on the British mystery scene for many years, flourished at exactly the right time for me to act out a cherished fantasy of being myself a British mystery writer. They bought Lady G. for their July 1966 issue.
“I’m afraid it will have to be Lady Gwendolyn this time,” said Miss Henrietta.
Her brother Alexander looked up from his porridge, startled. “But Henrietta, I thou...ght we had agreed to keep Lady Gwendolyn only for the direst emergencies.”
“This is an emergency,” replied his sister firmly. “The roof is past mending again, you simply must have a few weeks in the sun this winter for your bronchitis, and our bill at Brown’s has run on so long I’m ashamed to face them. I hesitate to trouble you about it at breakfast, but we must have cash, a great deal of it, and soon.”
“Couldn’t the Admiral—”
“You know he wouldn’t do. Nobody is going to give us anything for a Kneller these days.MoreLess
“I’m afraid it will have to be Lady Gwendolyn this time,” said Miss Henrietta.
Her brother Alexander looked up from his porridge, startled. “But Henrietta, I thou...ght we had agreed to keep Lady Gwendolyn only for the direst emergencies.”
“This is an emergency,” replied his sister firmly. “The roof is past mending again, you simply must have a few weeks in the sun this winter for your bronchitis, and our bill at Brown’s has run on so long I’m ashamed to face them. I hesitate to trouble you about it at breakfast, but we must have cash, a great deal of it, and soon.”
“Couldn’t the Admiral—”
“You know he wouldn’t do. Nobody is going to give us anything for a Kneller these days.MoreLess
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