J. S. Fletcher,
The Markenmore Mystery — Chapter 4
(1923)
“ About half a mile to the north-east of Markenmore Court, flanked by a narrow, deep-set lane that ran up from the main road of the village to the overhanging downs, and backed by the woods and coverts which lay between the foot of those downs and the level lands beneath, stood a small, comfortable, picturesque old house called The Warren. ”
J. S. Fletcher,
The Markenmore Mystery — Chapter 4
(1923)
“ Fransemmery, I'd rather not be bothered with one—they're more bother than they're worth. Of course, I've a woman comes every day to do the rough work—what else there is to do, Poppy and me can manage well enough. I don't know how it'll be though, when Braxfield comes to live here—a man makes a difference, and I suppose we shall have to keep a servant or two when he retires.""He's expecting to retire, then?" asked Mr. Fransemmery, who had a weakness for village gossip. ”
J. S. Fletcher,
The Markenmore Mystery — Chapter 4
(1923)
“ Standing by one of the Scotch firs, in close proximity to a great clump of gorse, were men—one of them, from his uniform, Mr. Fransemmery immediately recognized as the Markenmore village policeman; another, from his velveteen coat, as Sir Anthony Markenmore's gamekeeper; the third was a farm-labourer whom Mr. Fransemmery often met of a morning as the man crossed the downs on his way to work in the village. ”
