Whose Body?: A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapters IX and X Summary

Chapters IX and X Summary

In chapter nine, Parker arrives at Peter's house to find the Dowager there. She says that Peter has been staying up too late, that a person cannot expect someone to get over a world war in a short period of time, and that she is taking Peter to the country to remain with her for a few days. Peter is writing when Parker arrives and immediately begins giving orders. He says that Parker is to take the note he has written to Scotland Yard for distribution to any workhouses, police stations, infirmaries or Y.M.C.A.s in the area in search of a man fitting the description of the corpse prior to his having been shaved and cleaned up. He then tells Parker that he is to search for "any mention of St. Luke's Hospital" if he locates someone who remembers the murder victim. He says that he believes Levy to be...
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