Chapter 5: A Death in the Family
St. Michael’s Rectory, Afternoon
Later, Leslie was sitting before the hearth trying to concentrate on an Ibsen play when he realized what was bothering him. Mrs. Crowe hadn’t returned from her errands and it was already past two in the afternoon. The more he thought of her, the more worried he became. Finally he used his London Transport ticket stub as a bookmark and gave up reading.
He nodded off and woke when the Seth Thomas chimed in the hallway. Half past five. Their usual teatime had long passed. He went in search of his brother, thinking Robert would be in the study working on parish business, but when he knocked on the door and received no answer, he opened it and peeked inside. The room was empty.
Leslie was about to don his coat and hat for the
