18/31 "She likes something vivid in the way of crime." "And now," said her mother, "you are laughing at an old done woman, which is very unseemly. Come and sit beside me, Miss Reston, and tell me what you think of Priorsford." "Oh," said Pamela, drawing a low chair to the side of her hostess, "it's not for me to talk about Priorsford. They tell me you know more about it than anyone." "Do I? I've lived here practically all my life, and my forbears have been in the countryside for generations, and that all counts. |