Sunday, January 24, 2010

Sinks

Subject:  Sinks
Quote:  “Now young people nowadays—they talk very freely about things that weren’t mentioned in my young days, but on the other hand their minds are terribly innocent.  They believe in everyone and everything.  And if one tries to warn them, ever so gently, they tell one that one has a Victorian mind—and that, they say, is like a sink.”
            “After all,” said Sir Henry, “what is wrong with a sink?”
            “Exactly,” said Miss Marple eagerly.  “It’s the most necessary thing in any house; but, of course, not romantic.”
Character:  Miss Jane Marple and Sir Henry Clithering
Chapter/Story:  10—“A Christmas Tragedy”
Book Title/Copyright:  The Tuesday Club Murders, 1928 


Subject:  Sinks
Quote:  “Really, your mind—“
            “Like a sink, my nephew Raymond used to say, Miss Marple agreed, nodding her head briskly.  “But as I always told him, sinks are necessary domestic equipment and actually very hygienic.”
Character:  Detective Inspector Dermot Craddock and Miss Jane Marple
Chapter/Story:  10
Book Title/Copyright:  What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw! [4:50 From Paddington], 1957