A Far Cry from Kensington

When Mrs hawkins tells Hector barlett he is a 'pisseur de copie', that he 'urinates frightful prose', little does she realise the repercussions. Holding that 'no life can be carried on satisfactorily unless people are honest' she refuses to retract her judgement and, as Bartlett has friends in high places, this cost her not one, but two much-sought-after jobs in publishing. Now, years older, succesful and, happily, a far cry from kensington, Mrs Hawkins looks back over the dark days that followed, in which she was embroiled in a mystery involving anonymous letters, quack remedies, blackmail and suicide.