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Dear Mary

Dear Mary: I had £300 stolen while at a friend’s house. Should I tell them?

15 September 2018

9:00 AM

15 September 2018

9:00 AM

Q. Following a small dinner last night in a private house, I got home to find £300 missing from my handbag, which I’d left in the kitchen while we ate in a dining room. There were only eight guests, all of whom I’ve known for decades, and a loyal housekeeper who has worked for my friend for 20 years.

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