The Nut Gatherers

The Nut Gatherers
The Painter's Honeymoon
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The Sacrifice of Abraham painting
Inspector Craddock did not even trouble to reject this speculation. Instead he asked in a casual manner:
"Nobody in the family got any French connections, or - or - relationships that you know of?"
Bryan said that the Crackenthorpe weren't a very gay lot.
"Harold's respectably married," he said. "Fish-faced woman, some impoverished peer's daughter. Don't think Alfred cares about women much - spends his life going in for shady deals which usually go wrong in the end. I dare say Cedric's got a few Spanish senoritas jumping through hoops for him in Iviza. Women rather fall for Cedric. Doesn't always shave and looks as though he never washes. Don't see why that should be attractive to women, but apparently it is - I say, I'm not being very helpful, am I?"
He grinned at them.
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"Better get young Alexander on the job. He and James Stoddart-West are out hunting for clues in a big way. Bet you they turn up something."
Inspector Craddock said he hoped they would. Then he thanked Bryan Eastley and said he would like to speak to Miss Emma Crackenthorpe.