'What about Mr Longman? Didn't he object to his wife turning herself into a servant for Mr Shore's benefit? Most husbands would expect to come first with their wives.'
She gave him a pitying look. 'You've met Henry, Inspector. Do you really expect him to have had the nerve to interfere? He's in awe of Charles, as most people are. Poor Harry, I used to tease him that he and I both had to play second fiddle. He to Barbara's self-sacrifice and good works, and me to Charles's business empire and his—' She stopped abruptly, an annoyed expression on her face, as if she had been about to say something she would regret.
'You were saying,' he prompted. 'And his—?' Although Rafferty guessed what she had been going to say, he wanted to hear her say it. However, this desire was to be denied him, as
