![]() The Bevan children are very impressed with their new home, but they know there’s some sort of mystery surrounding it as they overheard their father saying something was a gamble. The older son of the family is sent to a nearby boarding school for boys. It’s an awkward situation for Mrs Bevan and the teachers who really don’t want the owner of the property looking over their shoulders. ![]() ![]() The two Bevan girls are enrolled at the school while Mrs Bevan becomes a sort of custodian of the house. ![]() Maenan Grange is a moated property in rural Herefordshire and it has just been rented out to a boarding school which has been evacuated to the safety of the countryside. The upshot of that is that he has inherited an estate from an elderly uncle – if the uncle’s estranged son doesn’t turn up to claim it. Captain Bevan had had a week long leave but he had to spend so much time in London with solicitors that the time had gone so quickly. ![]() The Mystery of the Moated Grange by Angela Brazil was published in 1942 and World War 2 does feature in it as the tale opens with the Bevan family enjoying a last hour together before Captain Bevan goes off to rejoin his regiment. ![]()
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