PATERNOSTER

A murder mystery by Sophie Hannah and YOU

Offices of Unwin-Carruthers & Unwin-Carruthers, Solicitors, April 1930 “Philip…” “Hm? Oh. Good morning, Miss Marfleet.” She looked troubled. “I see. You’re back to addressing me as Miss Marfleet. No more Alice. Am I to stop calling you Philip?” “I’m sorry. I never know what to call you, or how to think about our… predicament.” My own grumbling bored me. The trouble with complaint is that it does not move things forward. “Do you have good news for me?” I asked. One might as well remain optimistic for as long as is feasible. “Philip, I can’t bear this uncertainty. I must decide. I have decided. I can’t marry you. Not with Father’s passing still unresolved. Don’t you see? It’s bad enough to live with one unanswerable question. Endless not-knowing is a torment.” “Well, true, but…you could say…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2019

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