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her…’ May followed the thought.
    â€˜Good Lord, an intelligent question,’ Bryant beamed delightedly at the new guide.
    â€˜It stood on the parapet of the Lion Brewery until 1966, near Hungerford Bridge…’ said Debbie.
    â€˜â€¦Because he was married to her,’ said May.
    â€˜Yet we have come to regard it as a symbol of London…’
    â€˜And he stuck to his routine, ordering pizza for them both, sleeping beside her and getting up the next morning…’
    â€˜â€¦So when we photograph the lion standing proudly beside Big Ben, we recreate the traditional link between members of parliament – and alcohol.’ Debbie flourished a smile.
    â€˜Oh, bravo!’ exclaimed Bryant, ‘I like her!’
    â€˜â€¦And he came to work just as he always did, because he couldn’t think of what else to do. He had to stick to the schedule. Not the tour guide at all, but the bus driver,’ said May as the truth dawned.
    â€˜Correct. His timetable was still on the kitchen counter, but his jacket, cap and badge were all missing from the flat.’ Bryant rose unsteadily to his feet and pressed the stop bell. ‘That took you long enough,’ he sniffed. ‘I’m sorry, Debbie. I’m afraid the tour will have to terminate here.’
    May looked out of the window. The bus stop faced New Scotland Yard. It was exactly 11:26am.
    â€˜He won’t run off,’ said Bryant. ‘He wants to be taken in for the murder of his wife. He loved her. But the neighbours said she never stopped nagging him about his weight.’
    The Japanese tourist and the Russian took some very nice photographs of the two detectives leading the devastated driver down from his cabin. ‘Arrest ye merry gentlemen,’ said Bryant with a grin as the flashes went off.
    â€˜You’ve got holly in your hat,’ May pointed out.
    â€˜Yes,’ said Bryant, ‘I like the smell.’
    â€˜Holly hasn’t got a smell.’
    â€˜It does, actually. The bright, spiky appearance is all bravado. If you gently break the stem, you’ll smell it – there’s a bitter tang inside,’ he explained. ‘Like so many people.’

We hope you enjoyed this story. If you want to read more of the adventures of Bryant & May, try the first novel in the series,
Full Dark House
9781407094137.