Mr Larkin

In the short story The Case of the Perfect Maid, Mr Larkin is a retired Anglo-Indian judge, who lives with his wife in one of the four flats at Old Hall. The judge is said to have a bad temper. He also has demanding habits, such as wanting his "chota hazri" (morning tea) at six in the morning. For this and other reasons, the Larkins had just lost their maid at the beginning of the story.