Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter" begins in the Mahoney home. It is not clear as to which room in the house, but I picture it like a stereotypical sitting room (living room). Mary is pregnant, so she is probably sitting in a big comfortable chair in order to do her sewing. For sure the room that the story begins in is located close to the front of the house. The reason for that is because Mary hears the sound of Patrick's car tires on the ground and the shutting of the car door.
When the clock said ten minutes to five, she began to listen, and a few moments later, punctually as always, she heard the tires on the gravel outside, and the car door slamming, the footsteps passing the window, the key turning in the lock.
Once Patrick comes home, the story continues to take place in that room. The text says that Mary returned to her chair and her sewing, while Patrick drank his adult beverage. The two other main locations within the story are the kitchen and the grocery store.
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