City of Darkness by Kim Wright

Author:Kim Wright [Wright, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Mystery, Thriller, Azizex666, Historical
ISBN: 9781477417379
Amazon: 1477417370
Barnesnoble: 1477417370
Goodreads: 13582781
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2012-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

October 17

10:20 PM

The most idiotic idiom of history, Trevor thought, must be “All’s fair in love in war,” for these two activities above all others seemed to be the constricted by custom. It had been over three hours since they had left Geraldine’s home and he was still not certain how Leanna viewed their relationship or the evening. Emma was along too – as a chaperone? Companion? A more suitable partner for Trevor? Impossible to tell. Emma had made steady and intelligent conversation since they’d left the theater but Leanna sat in silence, her profile as cool and composed as that of a cameo, offering Trevor no clue to her thoughts.

He had come home early that evening, around six, and the post had been waiting for him. Geraldine had three tickets to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and wondered if he might like to escort Leanna and Emma. Trevor had rushed into the streets like a schoolboy, dashing about until he was able to locate an urchin willing to deliver his acceptance for a shilling. Then he had run upstairs, shaved so quickly that he gave his chin two nasty nicks in the process, and squeezed himself into his one tuxedo, a simple suit he had purchased several years and at least a stone ago. The cummerbund trussed him so tightly that he feared any sudden exhalation would cause it to fly off with the force of a lethal weapon.

When he’d arrived at Mayfair, Geraldine had met him at the door and confided that the tickets, nearly impossible to come by, had been furnished by John Harrowman who had been forced to cancel yet another theatre engagement with Leanna. “She was dashed, poor dear,” Geraldine confided in her usual tactless way, “and when John sent the tickets anyway, in a manner of apology, I thought she and Emma would have more fun with you along. I get to the theatre often enough…” Trevor did not particularly relish the thought of being a last minute replacement for Saint John, and it also bothered him that since they were taking the doctor’s tickets and Geraldine’s coach, he was contributing nothing to the evening. But his hesitancy evaporated at the sight of Leanna on the stairs in a brilliant blue silk gown which fell off her shoulders like water. If she were indeed dashed, she hid her disappointment well, for her smile was bright and her step almost sprightly as she reached out to take his arm.

Emma looked lovely as well in a pale green gown which, in another manifestation, obviously had belonged to Geraldine. Trevor was both touched and amused at the way her slender neck bore the unaccustomed weight of an enormous plumed hat – undoubtedly also courtesy of Geraldine’s bureau - and the nervous way she fiddled with her gloves. So now he was seated between two attractive women, riding through the well-manicured West End in an opulent carriage, Gerry’s one concession to society, and if he d had any doubts about being John’s understudy, they were fading fast.

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