A Prisoner of Birth (2008) by Jeffrey Archer

Author:Jeffrey Archer [Archer, Jeffrey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Jeffrey Archer
ISBN: 9780230713741
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2008-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Hugo Moncrieff studied the Sotheby’s catalogue for some considerable time. He had to agree with Margaret, it could only be Lot 37: A rare envelope displaying a first-edition stamp celebrating the opening of the modern Olympics addressed to the founder of the Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, estimate PS2,200-PS2,500.

‘Perhaps I should attend one of the viewing days and take a closer look?’ he suggested.

‘You will do nothing of the sort,’ said Margaret firmly. ‘That would only alert Nick, and he might even work out that it’s not the stamp we’re interested in.’

‘But if I went down to London the day before the sale and found out the address on the envelope, we’d know where the collection is, without having to waste any money buying it.’

‘But then we wouldn’t have a calling card.’

‘I’m not sure I’m following you, old gal.’

‘We may not be in possession of the key, but if your father’s only surviving son turns up with the envelope as well as the new will, we must have a chance of convincing whoever is holding the collection on his behalf that you are the rightful heir.’

‘But Nick might be at the sale.’

‘If he hasn’t worked out by then that it’s the address that matters, not the stamp, it will be too late for him to do anything about it. Just be thankful of one thing, Hugo.’

‘And what’s that, old gal?’

‘Nick doesn’t think like his grandfather.’

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