An Earl To Remember_The Yorkshire Downs Series_Love, Hearts and Challenges_A Regency Romance Story by Jasmine Ashford

Author:Jasmine Ashford [Ashford, Jasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rushmore House Publishers Co.
Published: 2018-05-07T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

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Evelyn jumped as the fire crackled in the grate. She turned back, heart thumping.

Stop it, Evelyn, she told herself sternly. It was just the fire. You are losing your wits. She shivered, despite the warmth in the room, and turned to her desk.

Her book had definitely been taken last week. She had searched everywhere, questioned Sutton, and even looked in the library in case she had left it there when she returned her novels, though she knew perfectly well she had left it on her desk after making her entries in it from interviewing Mrs. Brook.

The only person who saw it was Barrett.

Evelyn pushed the thought away. He would never have taken it! Why would he? I must have put it somewhere and forgotten where it was.

She turned back to where she had laid brown paper on her desk, writing her notes on that instead. Instead of keeping them on or in the desk, she had taken to folding them and wedging them underneath the mantel. Just in case someone knew of her investigations and was trying to stop her.

The fireplace was a convenient design – the stone facing created a little lip on the inside, where something the thickness of a small book could be hidden. The risk of it catching alight was minimal – the sparks mostly went up the chimney behind and did not stray into the stone space before.

I know I am being silly, she thought to herself firmly. Why would anyone want to take my book? No one could gain from it.

She shook her head. If she was right – and she was certain she was – that Lady Brokeridge had been murdered, then anyone with an interest in preserving that secret would have every reason to steal her notebook. Its disappearance was almost a confirmation that she was correct in her assumption. Someone had murdered Lady Brokeridge. Moreover, that someone now knew that she suspected them.

Evelyn shivered again and drew her shawl about her shoulders, despite the fire that crackled and popped in the grate behind her, keeping out the last of the early-spring chill.

Ever since the disappearance of the book, she had been afraid. It seemed as if it was only a matter of time before whoever it was realized how much she knew and came looking for her. It was terrifying, which was why she had written to her mother the following day, begging her to come to London early, so she could stay with them. Any reason to leave this wretched, frightening place! This place with its secret rooms, silent servants, and its brooding sense of mystery.

Silent servants. The thought reminded her of her latest line of thinking. Who was Mr. Adam? Mrs. Brook had mentioned that he and the mistress were not on good terms. How did he fit into the story?

Setting aside her shawl and reaching for her coat, Evelyn headed downstairs and out into the garden.

A gardener directed her to a small shed near the rose garden.

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