Death On The Oxford Road Quotes

“About twenty yards,” answered Waring. “The road had been gravelled not long since and . . . but it’s not the best sort of story to tell a lady, Miss,” he finished inconclusively. “Rubbish, Waring!” snapped Miss Hanton. “How old are you? Twenty-three? Well, when you were seven years old, I was Commandant of a hospital in France. I’ve been bombed, and I’ve been torpedoed. I’ve bandaged men who were half blown to bits. If you think your corpse on the road is going to upset me, you’re making the mistake of your life. I only wish I’d been there,—I’m much more observant than most people, and corpses were commonplaces to me at one time.”
― E.C.R. Lorac, Death on the Oxford Road. The Robert Macdonald Mystery. Illustrated

“Her brother and niece disposed of, Miss Madeleine got herself settled into her electrically propelled motor-chair. It was a neat vehicle and assured her of “independent mobility” when she wanted to be on the move. This afternoon she decided to inspect the garden, particularly the shrubbery near the chauffeur’s cottage; if the Scotland Yard man were to arrive, Miss Madeleine intended to have a word with him.”
― E.C.R. Lorac, Death on the Oxford Road. The Robert Macdonald Mystery. Illustrated