Bundle Brent
speaker
446 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Mar 2026
last heard 29 Mar
Bundle Brent’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Bundle felt her breath taken away.
She had a nightmare vision of England with innumerable coots in innumerable counterparts of chimneys, all, be it understood, with an entirely new system of plumbing installed.
She felt a sudden violent resentment which, she told herself, was absurd.
After all, contrasting Lord Catterham with Sir Oswald Coote, there was no doubt as to who would go to the wall.'
Sir Oswald had one of those powerful personalities which make all those with whom they come in contact appear fated.
He was, as Lord Catterham had said, a human steamroller.
And yet, undoubtedly, in many ways, Sir Oswald was a stupid man.
Apart from his special line of knowledge and his terrific driving force, he was probably intensely ignorant.'
A hundred delicate appreciations of life which Lord Catterham could and did enjoy were a sealed book to Sir Oswald.
Whilst indulging in these reflections, Bundle continued to chat pleasantly.
Herr Eberhard, she heard, had arrived, but was lying down with a nervous headache.
This was told her by Mr. O'Rourke, who managed to find a place by her side and keep it.
Altogether, Bundle went up to dress in a pleasant mood of expectation, with a slight nervous dread hovering in the background whenever she thought of the imminent arrival of Mrs. Mikada.
Bundle felt that dalliance with Mrs. Mikada was going to prove no easy path.
Her first shock was when she came down, demurely attired in a black lace frock, and passed along the hall.
A footman was standing there, at least a man dressed as a footman.
but that square, burly figure lent itself badly to the deception.
Bundle stopped and stared.
Superintendent Battle, she breathed.
That's right, Lady Eileen.
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