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499 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1932
"By all means," said Harriet. "Where do you come from?"CAN YOU BELIEVE?
"From London—like a bird that hears the call of its mate."
"I didn't—" began Harriet.
"I didn't mean you. I meant the corpse. But still, talking of mates, will you marry me?"
"Certainly not."
"I thought not, but I felt I might as well ask the question. Did you say they had found the body?"
The best remedy for a bruised heart is not, as so many people seem to think, repose upon a manly bosom. Much more efficacious are honest work, physical activity, and the sudden acquisition of wealth. After being acquitted of murdering her lover, and indeed, in consequence of that acquittal, Harriet Vane found all three specifics abundantly at her disposal; and although Lord Peter Wimsey, with a touching faith in tradition, persisted day in and day out in presenting the bosom for her approval, she showed no inclination to recline upon it.
The best remedy for a bruised heart is not, as so many people seem to think, repose upon a manly bosom. Much more efficacious are honest work, physical activity, and the sudden acquisition of wealth.
‘Talking of bigamy, Mary sends her love and wants to know whether you are any nearer committing monogamy yet. She says I am to recommend it to you out of my own experience, so I do so—acting strictly under orders. Affectionately yours, CHARLES.’
'Miss Vane, Harriet, if I may call you so, will you marry me and look after my socks, and, incidentally be the only woman-novelist who ever accepted a proposal of marriage in the presence of a superintendent and inspector of police?'
'Not even for the sake of headlines.'
'With 2 million British-born workers unemployed, [I think] it a scandalous thing that this foreign riff-raff was allowed to land at all.'