Climpson

Climpson is also fairly consistently an occasion for Sayers to say something about the poor prospects of intelligent older women for finding worthwhile employment in societies like ours.

Unnatural Death 2006

Climpson spoke, for the first time since the introductions.

The Beekeeper's Apprentice King, Laurie R. 2006

There were all kinds of queer people in the church — practically none of our own friends, but that ridiculous old Climpson woman, some hangers-on that Peter had picked up in the course of his ‘cases’, and several policemen.

Busman's Honeymoon Sayers, Dorothy L. 1937

Margaret Climpson, who is 83, was not the only resident to admit she had "no close connections with people who are black".

BBC News - Home 2011

Mikey likes: Florida (and SEC refs) over Mississippi State by 18, UCF over Couscous by 17, Miami over Climpson by 7, Pitt over USF by 9,

SplicedFeed 2009

“I knew it wasn’t about the Doyle archives,” Climpson blurted out, sotto voce, but that was the only reaction.

The Beekeeper's Apprentice King, Laurie R. 2006

“This lady” was what a shop-girl would say; “Miss Climpson” would hardly do, as she had, so to speak, no official cognisance of the name; “Mrs. Budge’s new lodger” was obviously impossible in the circumstances.

Unnatural Death Sayers, Dorothy L.Lord Peter 03 1988

There were all kinds of queer people in the church, practically none of our s own friends, but that ridiculous old Climpson woman, and "rf some hangers-on that Peter had picked up in the course of his 'cases', and several policemen.

Busman's Honeymoon Sayers, Dorothy L. 1937