Located in St. George's Fields, behind a tall iron fence, it took us some time to get there in the midday traffic, allowing me to quiz Lincoln about the place. What he told me chilled me to the bone. Apparently near relations could have someone committed for madness simply by filling out a few fo...
I limped through the gate and passed a groundsman with his broad-brimmed hat pulled low over his face. If I'd been in a stronger frame of mind I would have checked to see if it was the one with the purple birthmark. That rat had told Captain Jasper where to find me, resulting in my recent abducti...
I limped through the gate and passed a groundsman with his broad-brimmed hat pulled low over his face. If I'd been in a stronger frame of mind I would have checked to see if it was the one with the purple birthmark. That rat had told Captain Jasper where to find me, resulting in my recent abducti...
His lips curled back from his teeth. If there was a devil inside anyone, it was inside him. I pushed and struggled, but it did no use. He didn't budge. I tried to scream, but either fear or the blade at my throat made it come out weak, strangled. I was pathetic, and soon I would be dead."Thy king...
Jacob was alive? Impossible. It had to be. Either I was dreaming or Mrs. Stanley was lying. And yet...and yet... "Why should we believe you?" George asked her. "You've lied so many times already. How do we know this is not one more?" "It may be." Mrs. Stanley's accent seemed thicker and her manne...
Cara's shoulders squared and her eyes brightened. She seemed to be enjoying the attention, growing more confident. "Was there a hole in the ground?" she asked. Jacob took a step toward her. "What kind of hole?" "A hole in the street. Was there one near where you saw Mr. Mortlock?" Jacob and I exc...
I dusted the entire house until Gus fetched me to train with him. Apparently Lincoln had given him instructions to do so. Seth was still out. The gloomy day promised rain so I suggested we use the ballroom again. The exercise helped clear my head and distract me from the conversation with Lincoln...