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[simplypuzzled]

And as the weeks go by, it simply becomes colder and colder. This won't do; the leaves are changing on the trees as well. I've managed to find some heavier clothes for myself, but there are no guarantees if it begins to snow. I worry very much for what may befall us all these next few months

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[hisdreamsmyfate]

The maid. How could she talk to him outside the kitchen if he was in it?

[simplypuzzled]

Incorrect; assume she was just outside the door.

[hisdreamsmyfate]

Wait a minute. "One Sunday morning"? "I was preparing lunch"?

The cook.

[simplypuzzled]

Incorrect. The cook was preparing lunch early, as it was perhaps ten in the morning when the murder occured.

[littleoffthetop]

Hmm...

My Aunt sent letters just to say
"Hello!" when I was far away
But never one on a Sunday
'twas the mailman who was ...naughty.

The post does not come on Sundays. It is like that everywhere, yes?

[simplypuzzled]

As far as I know, it is. If that is your answer, it's very much correct; I do enjoy the rhyme, my good man.

[littleoffthetop]

Ah! And on my first try, too! How wonderful.

And thank you, sir. I've been rhyming more and more often here. It helps pass the time.

[simplypuzzled]

There certainly is a lot of time to pass. Rhyming is truly one way to go about it: I would imagine it takes some effort.

[simplypuzzled]

No, he doesn't; that's very much true that it is an impossibility. Well done.

[simplypuzzled]

It happens to be a lovely skill for puzzle solving. It takes some time for others to amass the same ability, myself included.

[eba05]

Well on Sunday, there's no mail, so it seems there's a hole in the mailman's tale. I take it he's the one who did assail, and is the fella to send to jail.

[simplypuzzled]

Ha ha! Indeed; masterfully done, sir. The rhymes make your answer all the more stunning.

[eba05]

Yer makin' me blush, Sir. Rhymes're nothin' special, it's just good to know I got something like a brain on top of that. If you're doin' more stuff like this, I'll hafta keep an eye out for it, keep the gears oiled.

[simplypuzzled]

It's a talent, certainly. I would assume most writers have some trouble rhyming, if the situation called for it, but that was absolutely effortless.

I try to present a new puzzle every week; it's good to know I'm helping some by doing so.

[cafedeinfierno]

The mailman. There's no mail delivered on Sundays.

Murder mysteries are a specialty of mine.

[simplypuzzled]

Correct.

Ah, are they? I would imagine it's a rather difficult field of work to be in, considering the personal values that come into play.