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Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries QUOTES

Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries QUOTES

1 " Young people today seem to be positively pickled in gin. "

― Dorothy L. Sayers , Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries

2 " And it's so pretty and secluded," went on Mrs. Digby, "with these glorious rhododendrons. Look how pretty they are, all sprayed with the water--like fairy jewels--and the rustic seat against those dark cypresses at the back. Really Italian. And the scent of the lilac is so marvellous!"

Mr. Spiller knew that the cypresses were, in fact, yews, but he did not correct her. A little ignorance was becoming in a woman. "

― Dorothy L. Sayers , Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries

3 " The basket was opened, and a ginger head emerged resentfully. "

― Dorothy L. Sayers , Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries

4 " The long white fingers tamped the tobacco firmly into the bowl and struck a match. "

― Dorothy L. Sayers , Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries