lot of bottles!’ And I know the next thing you’re going to say is: ‘How many people have you poisoned?’ “
I pleaded guilty with a laugh.
“If you people only knew how fatally easy it is to poison some one by mistake, you wouldn’t joke about it. Come on, let’s have tea. We’ve got all sorts of secret stories in that cupboard. No, Lawrence—that’s the poison cupboard. The big cupboard—that’s right.”
We had a very cheery tea, and
lot of bottles!’ And I know the next thing you’re going to say is: ‘How many people have you poisoned?’ “
I pleaded guilty with a laugh.
“If you people only knew how fatally easy it is to poison some one by mistake, you wouldn’t joke about it. Come on, let’s have tea. We’ve got all sorts of secret stories in that cupboard. No, Lawrence—that’s the poison cupboard. The big cupboard—that’s right.”
We had a very cheery tea, and
