“I don’t see why you’re so frightfully sensitive about it,” said Bundle. “After all, people must die somewhere.”

“They needn’t die in my house,” said Lord Caterham.

“I don’t see why not. Lots of people have. Masses of stuffy old great grandfathers and grandmothers.”

“That’s different,” said Lord Caterham. “Naturally I expect parents to die here⁠—they don’t count. But I do object to strangers. And I especially object to inquests. The thing will become a habit soon. This is the second. You remember all that fuss we had four years ago? For which, by the way, I hold George Lomax entirely to blame.”

“And now you’re blaming poor old steamroller Coote. I’m sure he was quite as annoyed about it as anyone.”