Now he was comfortably talking about a subject which was not comfortable in any way. But David is such a friend! , he thought.
How did he manage that since Richard's own life had always been a struggle, but he would just shrug his shoulders and say, "Richard, you are such an innocent darling in ways."
"What do you think of these wedding plans? Shouldn't they have been called off, Richard asked.
The wedding, David smiled. How important. Must not let three murders, not one, but three stand in the way of such a thing.
They both laughed. Richard said, these brides can be ferocious if their wedding plans are thwarted.
Well, they continue and it is this weekend, isn't it.
Yes three days away.
He thought of this other problem with coming down to the old homestead at this time, the wedding, a thing promised some time ago. It was felt they could not postpone the wedding, even for the murder investigations. So friends, caterers and guests would be arriving in mass in one day. How could things like this continue, but there was no way it could be postponed.
After all there were about 700 people invited to what had started as a small assembly. Efforts to get them to move this event to a nearby hotel had been totally rejected, so they would all be here.
Richard said, "I think they are ghouls really. They know a murder happened here."
David agreed. "Where is their sensitivity?"
"They have no feelings for the dead aunt, that is for sure."
"How strange!"
Richard shuddered. "Let's hope there is not another murder, a wedding is enough to add to this complex situation!"