Any Body For Tea?

Question 1

“He’s in his undershirt”

Answer 1

“Can you see the strawberry mark on his shoulder?”

Question 2

“Clear as day, Oh it’s a beautiful strawberry mark”

Answer 2

tugging “I want to see for myself”

Question 3

“He’s stopped for a minute now. He’s inhaling. Oh you should see his chest”

Answer 3

squeal “I want to see with my own eyes”

Question 4

“We should all have a turn”

Answer 4

“They’re my binoculars”

Question 5

“If we just afford more powerful binoculars”

Answer 5

“I’d like to really see him”

Question 6

“we’ve sat on the porch and watch him go in and out”

Answer 6

“But I mean really see him! Up close!”

Question 7

“If you don’t know, nobody knows”

Answer 7

“I’d like to hear his voice too”

Question 8

“Do you think they’ll bury her in my feather boa?”

Answer 8

“I suppose so. All those pretty things gone to waste. No…I didn’t mean that. Forgive and forget. I’ll just give her a whiff of my perfume that she was always trying to steal”

Question 9

“It must be him”

Answer 9

“I’m going to swoon”

Question 10

ding dong

Answer 10

“isn’t somebody going to the door?”

Question 11

“Oh Mr. O’Finn you are handsome”

Answer 11

“Lucy, you’re a bold hussy. Mr. O’Finn, I’m Birdie Beauregard”

Question 12

“What’s the matter”

Answer 12

“I feel like swooning”

Question 13

“Will somebody get her a glass of water or something?”

Answer 13

“Would you catch me if I swooned?”

Question 14

“Well, yeah, I guess so”

Answer 14

“In your strong, muscular arms?”

Question 15

“Birdie, show him Elizabeth”

Answer 15

“Ugh. Mr. O’Finn, this is Elizabeth Ellsworth”

Question 16

“What makes you so sure? Who did it? Did you all do it together?”

Answer 16

“I didn’t”

Question 17

“All right now, I’m going to ask a few questions”

Answer 17

squeal “we’re going to get the third degree”

Question 18

“If there’s been a murder, nothing should be touched at the scene of the crime”

Answer 18

“Isn’t he wonderful when he’s mad?”

Question 19

“Well here they are, but what do they mean?”

Answer 19

giggle “Don’t make us tell you that, dear Mr. O’Finn”

Question 20

“We ought to complain to the police”

Answer 20

“We don’t want to get Mr. O’Finn in trouble”

Question 21

“Well, Mr. O’Finn couldn’t pretend that two ladies poisoned in the same house was just a coincidence”

Answer 21

“Oh dear. Who shall it be? Nettie?”

Question 22

“She’s the most convenient. She’s always the last to come downstairs to tea”

Answer 22

“Poor Nettie. She’s such a kind soul. She’s the only one of you I really like”

Question 23

“If you’d rather we’d use you dear…”

Answer 23

“Well, I wouldn’t want to miss the fun when Mr. O’Finn comes back”

Question 24

“It’ll have to be Nettie then”

Answer 24

“Alright, but after this, we’ll have to get some new boarders. I’d rather we poison a stranger any time”

Question 25

“And whoever poisoned Elizabeth can put a spoonful of poison into Nettie’s cup”

Answer 25

clapping “Oh goodie! Then it’ll still be a mystery”

Question 26

turning backs to the wall

Answer 26

“Who’s first?”

Question 27

“You, Birdie”

Answer 27

“All right, I’m going. Now which one is Nettie’s cup?”

Question 28

“For pity’s sake Birdie, put the poison in the right cup”

Answer 28

Giggle “what a perfect chance for a double cross. How do you like that? Double cross. It’s slang amongst criminals but of course, I didn’t poison anybody. I couldn’t poison a rat”

Question 29

“Oh, don’t play innocent. Are you finished?”

Answer 29

“Yes, I’m back home. It’s your turn Lucy”

Question 30

“That’s who I’d like to poison”

Answer 30

“Well not today, Lucy. Let’s save Amantha for some other time”

Question 31

“I don’t trust anybody”

Answer 31

“All’s fair in love and war”

Question 32

“I feel just like Lucrezia Borgia”

Answer 32

“Do you think she’s doing it?”

Question 33

“Remember my dears, the ‘guilty one’ is the one who brought dear Mr. O’Finn into our midst”

Answer 33

“That’s right. Thank you very much guilty one, whoever you are”

Question 34

“I’m the last one, so I’ll take the rat poison and hide it”

Answer 34

“Good idea, Hildegard. We shouldn’t leave rat poison right on the table. It might make Nettie suspicious”

Question 35

“Oh, you needn’t remind me, Kramer. Well, this time I’m not going to budge from this place till I find out who’s guilty”

Answer 35

clapping “oh wonderful, Mr. O’Finn is going to live here with us”

Question 36

“It’s up to me to say what’s proper in this house”

Answer 36

“Oh please, let him stay, Hildegard. There are two rooms vacant bow. He could have his choice”

Question 37

“Poor. You’re an old miser”

Answer 37

“Well then, if Mr. O’Finn has to pay double, he should have both rooms, and one could be his gymnasium. He could do his exersises there and we could watch…and we could see his strawberry mark again.”

Question 38

“Of course it is”

Answer 38

“A clue?”

Question 39

“That’s right”

Answer 39

“What does it mean?”

Question 40

“Miss Birdie, I have a question to put to you”

Answer 40

“Yes, Mr. O’Finn?”

Question 41

“Do you often drink your tea in cups without handles?”

Answer 41

“Oh no, Mr. O’Finn, that wouldn’t be ladylike.”

Question 42

“Why then did Miss Hildegard bring in cups without handles?”

Answer 42

“I don’t know”

Question 43

“It was really me”

Answer 43

“I would never have thought of that clue of the cup handles. Isn’t Mr. O’Finn clever?”

Question 44

“Do we need to take Kramer along?”

Answer 44

“Oh, Hildegard, you’re the lucky one. I wish now I were guilty. If I’d just had the nerve! I’d give anything to ride with Mr. O’ Finn in his car”