Book 1: A Call to Murder, Chapter 6-10 Summary

Stella Mawson (who Angela calls "Star") and Angela Foley live together in Chevisham. Stella is a writer and is considerably older than Angela, who Stella had hired several years earlier to help Stella type. The women want to buy their home but have not been able to gather enough funds. Angela's cousin, Dr. Lorrimer, could afford to lend Angela the money, but she knows he won't. She recently asks him to lend her 500 pounds, which is far less than they need for the cottage, but he refuses her request. The money in Dr. Lorrimer's bank account is an inheritance from his and Angela's grandmother. Dr. Lorrimer intends to will the money to Angela. The two women talk about ways of coming up with the money. Stella mentions that if her heart...