the potting shed
Also a species of shed or outhouse, a shed, a dark shed, a potting shed
The gardener's tool shed in the corner of the cottage grounds, where Bertie sleeps on sacking.
Scenes set here
- The police find Bertie sleeping on sacking in the shed and, deciding he has a touch of the sun, leave him; he drops off, only to be woken by Chuffy.Chapters 8–9, the potting shed, as
a shed
Talked about, but not there
- Bertie tries to sleep in his two-seater, is rousted by Sergeant Voules with a lantern, and decides to move to the garden shed.Chapter 8, the garage, as
a species of shed or outhouse
- Carried up to his bed, Bertie finds Pauline gone, but she emerges from the hanging cupboard in his pyjamas, Chuffy accuses her of still loving Bertie, she tells him she hates him, and he storms out and falls down the stairs.Chapters 9–10, Bertie's bedroom at the cottage, as
a dark shed