The Babes in the Wood Quotes

“He turned on to the track and wondered why no birds were singing. The only sound he could hear was the buzz and rattle of a drill, which he assumed to be the farmer doing something to a fence. It was, in fact, a woodpecker whose presence would have thrilled him had he known what it was.”
― Ruth Rendell, The Babes In The Wood

“He had a reasonable job as an actuary (whatever that was),”
― Ruth Rendell, The Babes In The Wood

“home. Recognizing him, she said this before he”
― Ruth Rendell, The Babes In The Wood