Status Updates From Un cad ver en los baños (XIII)

“ THIS ENQUIRY was making more demands than I expected. Today I had had a fall and a fight, then been involved in accidental death. I was shaken both mentally and physically. That’s without counting toothache, hard work in the office, or personal matters that had more pleasantly drained my strength.”

“To demand of those poor locals a “natural” plot was a grim trick…They knew too well that nature would forge its own way past fenced boundaries, slithering over walls, sprouting with giant weed fronds against their tender Mediterranean specimens, gobbling up precious slips and undermining exotic roots. It was all too wet and cold, and made us long for Italy.”

“Their workforce had been depressing enough:…all irritating drips who had problems with hangovers, backaches, girlfriends, and dying grandfathers. The two things that united the labor force were feeble excuses and a complete lack of building skills. If you think I sound harsh, just you sign a contract for extending your workshop space or refurbishing your dining room. Then wait and see.”

Looking forward to heading back to Britain with Falco & co.