Okay, not really. However, it is a bit too humbling for my arrogant self to make a proclamation after reading one section and then in the very next section be forced to eat some humble pie. Stupid, doctor! The worst part is, that its not like I picked someone who it was and it turned out to be someone else. We've all done that from time to time. No, I had to pick the one person I knew it wasn't, which provides no glory in being right (I mean how many characters are there who it won't be) and only humiliation when it turns out to be that particular character. I'm still holding out hope that this is a widespread conspiracy with other characters involved, which was the one scenario under which I could see the doctor being involved.
So, now that we know whodunnit, I have to say I'm utterly confused exactly about the big picture. It was kind of cool the paragraph with Peter going through all of the clues in his head. However, despite having it all laid out before me, I still could not come up with "scissors". I'm going to need Sayers to put the letters in order for me unfortunately.
There were a lot of great "scenes" in these 3 chapters. First, I loved the scene with Milligan showing up with his mother. She took it all right in stride and beautifully without giving anything away. My favorite line involved something to the effect of, "She was starting to know her range". I love it, she's settling into the role and even starting to figure out how liberal she can be in playing it. That was just beautiful. I also liked the scene when he was being honest with Parker about the fact that he knew he was being to cavalier about this whole "detective game". That was very introspective of him, and refreshing to see a character be that deep. Not a lot of books can pull that off in such a realistic manner. And finally, how awesome was that letter from Bunter. I cracked each time that Bunter made a comment apologizing about the booze. Especially, his complaints about his own pain in the other servants lack of taste and how painful it was to watch him mix the cigar and the booze. What a great scene.
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I'm only glad that you are humbled because now you like the book. I can't get enough of her stories. i finish one and I'm so happy.
I have two more here to read after we finish with whose body?.
Chris, i really think you'd like the others as well. Whose body? is the shortest i think, but they're all good. Even the ones i haven't read. :)
Knowing how critical you are of most stories, i was very impressed with your response here...you would notice the booze, wouldn't you?!!
~~Emily~~
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