The L-Shaped Room insults her to the extent that Jane determines to have the child. She and Toby (Bell) start a romance, which is disrupted when he learns that she is pregnant by a previous suitor. They try to work things out, but he is also unhappy with his lack of income or success as a writer. Jane befriends the other residents and they help her when she goes into labour. Toby visits her in the hospital and gives her a copy of his new book, called "The L-Shaped Room". After leaving the hospital, Jane journeys home to her parents in France, saying
The Jewel That Was Ours 1987). The Jewel That Was Ours The Jewel That Was Ours is a crime novel by Colin Dexter, the ninth novel in Inspector Morse series. An American tourist is found dead in her room at the Randolph Hotel, and her prized and very expensive piece of antique jewellery (The Wolvercote Tongue) has been stolen. Two days later a battered and naked corpse is dragged from the River Cherwell. Morse is sure there is a connection and uncovers a complex plot of revenge. The episode of the "Inspector Morse" TV series which corresponds to the novel is entitled "" (screened season