The Harlequin Tea Set
An Agatha Christie Short Story
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The Harlequin Tea Set
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Narrated by:
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Hugh Fraser
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By:
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Agatha Christie
About this listen
It’s been many years since Mr. Satterthwaite has seen Mr. Harley Quin, so when Satterthwaite, awaiting his broken down car, goes to a tea shop called the Harlequin café, he begins to think of his friend.
A self-described snob, Satterthwaite orders coffee and examines the coloured china when a bolt of sunlight comes in and the very same Mr. Quin walks through the door. Enigmatic as ever Mr. Quin and his diligent dog Hermes stay for a Turkish coffee with the excitable Satterthwaite whilst the car is fixed, and Satterthwaite cannot help but bore Mr. Quin with the very long history of the family he is off to visit.
Their conversation is interrupted by the abrupt entrance of the member of that very same family intent upon replacing her harlequin cups. Satterthwaite desperately persuades Quin to accompany him, but, all the bereft Satterthwaite is left with is one word, ‘Daltonism.’ What is the importance of Quin turning up at the tea shop on that day and what does that word have to do with anything?
Critic reviews
‘The plots are so good that one marvels … most of them would have made a full length thriller.’ Daily Mirror
Not one of Christie's best.
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But as a stand alone story, this one was overly padded and not especially engaging.
Hugh Fraser’s narration was excellent, as always, though.
Disappointing
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