“Not a hope. Must go to that show and then there’s that conference up north. And before I forget it I want to show you something at Fenwold. Pull up at the church. You’ll only have to wait half an hour till I turn up.”
“What about giving you a tow?” suggested Franklin.
Wrentham began measuring out the nightcaps. “A moment ago, young fellow, you were proposing votes of thanks and now you’re making bad jokes about a perfectly honourable car. Thank God I’ve never had a thankless child.”
“We’ve only your word for that,” retorted Travers.
The others laughed. “Not so bad!” said the major. “Well, here’s how. May you come down longer and oftener. You’re a damn nuisance, but my wits get rusty if I haven’t some poor boobs to keep them sharp on. And what were you saying, Ludo, about my driving your car?”
Published by Dean Street Press 2017
Copyright © 1930 Christopher Bush
Introduction copyright © 2017 Curtis Evans
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The right of Christopher Bush to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by his estate in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
First published in 1930 by William Heinemann
Cover by DSP
ISBN 978 1 911579 70 0
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