At bertram's hotel5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She also says somebody had tried to poison her during her school days in Italy. Elvira suddenly starts asking her guardians who would inherit her money if she dies, and hints that she may be planning marriage. Her mother, Bess Sedgwick, had abandoned her as a toddler to become a famous star and adventurer, and has not kept in touch. ![]() Miss Marple is intrigued by the other guests in the tearoom, especially a famous adventuress, Bess Sedgwick a young woman, Elvira Blake, and her guardian Colonel Luscombe and a forgetful clergyman, Canon Pennyfather.Įlvira's late father left her a lot of money, but it's all held in trust until she, not yet 20, turns 21. Lady Hazy says she often thinks she recognizes people in the hotel but they turn out to be strangers. Miss Marple first sees Lady Selina Hazy, a childhood friend. The hotel is famous for fully preserving its Edwardian atmosphere even into the 1960s, from the proper staff to the elderly guests who frequent the tearoom. ![]() Miss Marple takes a holiday at Bertram's Hotel in London, to re-live her happy memories of staying there during her youth. ![]()
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