Darling Buds of May Author:H E Bates ?Home looks nice. Allus does though, don?t it? Perfick? And so the Larkins ? Pop, Ma, Mariette, Zinnia, Petunia, Primrose, Victoria and Montgomery ? return from an outing for fish and chips and ice cream one May evening. There, amid the rustic charms of home, they discover a visitor: one Cedric Charlton, Her Majesty?s inspector of taxes. Mr Ch... more »arlton is visiting to find out why junk-dealer Pop hasn?t paid his tax ? but nothing?s that simple at the Larkins. Mariette takes a shine to ?Charley? ? as Pop calls him ? and before long the family have introduced the uncomplaining inspector to the delights of country living: the lusty scents of wild flowers, the pleasures of a bottle of Dragon?s Blood, cold cream dribbled over a bowl of strawberries and hot, hot summer nights. In fact, soon Charley can?t see any reason to return to the office at all ?« less