He smelled of cloves and pipe tobacco and had a twinkly look about him as if he were going to toast muffins or read a particularly good story to her, but instead he beamed at Ursula and said, "So, I hear you tried to kill your maid?" {Oh, that's why I'm here, Ursula thought.}
( Kate Atkinson )
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