Black As He’s Painted. Ngaio Marsh
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NGAIO MARSH
Black As He’s Painted
For Roses and Mike with love
Contents
| Mr Samuel Whipplestone | Foreign Office (retired) | |
| Lucy Lockett | A cat | |
| The Ambassador in London for Ng’ombwana | ||
| A Lady |
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| A Young Gentleman | Of Messrs Able & Virtue | |
| A Youth | Land & Estate Agents | |
| Chubb | House Servant | |
| Mrs Chubb | His wife | |
| A Veterinary Surgeon | ||
| Mr Sheridan | No.1a Capricorn Walk (basement flat) | |
| His Excellency | The Boomer, President of Ng’ombwana | |
| Bartholomew Opala, CBE | ||
| An ADC | ||
| Mr and Mrs Pirelli | Of the Napoli, shop-keepers | |
| Colonel Cockburn-Montfort | Late of the Ng’ombwanan Army (retired) | |
| Mrs Cockburn-Montfort | His wife | |
| Kenneth Sanskrit | Late of Ng’ombwana. Merchant | |
| Xenoclea Sanskrit | His sister. Of the Piggie Pottery, Capricorn Mews, SW3 | |
| A mlinzi | Spear Carrier to The Boomer | |
| Sir George Alleyn, KCMG, etc. etc. | ||
| Superintendent Roderick Alleyn | CID | |
| Troy Alleyn | Painter. His wife | |
| Inspector Fox | CID | |
| Superintendent Gibson | Special Branch, CID | |
| Jacks | A talented sergeant | |
| Detective-Sergeant Bailey | A finger-print expert | |
| Detective-Sergeant Thompson | A photographer | |
| Sundry police, Ng’ombwanan servants and frequenters of the Capricorns, SW3 |