By Mary Daheim
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Renie’s brown eyes were wide. ” Judith shut the door to the downstairs. “If that’s up to Aunt Toadie, I wouldn’t guarantee the check won’t bounce. You start hauling in the wine. ” MAJOR VICES / 19 She headed in what she hoped was the direction of the living room. It was, but first she passed through a paneled dining room featuring a big bay window, a large entry hall with a handsome staircase, and several doors which led, she presumed, to coat closets, bathrooms, and possibly a den. Aunt Toadie wasn’t drinking like a sailor.
Judith decided she could leave her sauce unattended for a few moments. Joining Renie at the foot of the main stair- 34 / Mary Daheim case, she watched Uncle Boo shake hands with an elderly, bearded man. “Carson Crowley, you old fraud! ” Boo cackled and took a big swig from the coffee mug in his free hand. His expression was puckish rather than malicious. “Not coffee,” murmured Judith. “Definitely not coffee,” whispered Renie. A voluptuous woman of an uncertain age ankled up to Boo. He clutched her against his chest.
Major, I guess. Rosie, Boo’s wife. I was a baby at the time. Dunlop had servants, but they were as old as he was. They died, too, all about the same time. Boo didn’t want to bother getting new staff, but Mrs. Major must have convinced him. ” Judith nodded. “Rosie Major was a forceful woman. ” With a languid toss of her head, Zoe sniffed. “Isn’t that like choosing your favorite disease? ” The cousins didn’t argue. Haste was imperative if they were to beat the falling temperature. There were few leftovers, except for the wine.