Maddening Minx by Pearl Darling

Author:Pearl Darling [Darling, Pearl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pearl Darling
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The doctor finished bandaging the wound and looked up at Edward with a serious expression. “This is like no animal bite I’ve ever seen.”

Edward smiled weakly. “It was a large dog.”

The doctor did not smile back. “With a strangely shaped jaw.”

“Perhaps.”

“You’ll have to wait and see if she develops any symptoms of rabies. Has she refused any water or refused to go near the bath?”

Edward eyed the bandaged wound on Celine’s delicate leg. “I haven’t found out yet.”

The doctor sighed. “There isn’t much we can do for rabies. A course of leeches perhaps, but I’m personally beginning to believe that their use is limited.”

“I’m not sure we are at the leech stage yet.”

The doctor shook his head. “What this girl needs is rest. I think that she didn’t properly bandage the wound when she first got it. Her boots have rubbed against it causing it to continue to bleed. You’ll have to tell her to keep off her feet until she is better.”

“But—”

“I’ll send my bill to the usual place shall I, Mr. Fiske?”

“Yes do. Please.”

Edward stood back as the doctor pushed his way past him. The doctor stopped at the door. “Had a very odd experience on your doorstep.” He hesitated.

“Yes?” Edward sat down on the bed by Celine.

“Some rather dangerous looking man approached me and demanded to know why I was visiting your house.”

Edward touched Celine’s hair gently. “That’s strange.”

“Yes. He brought out a large sword, but unfortunately as you hadn’t told me why I was wanted I couldn’t give him any more information.”

“A large sword!” Edward ran to the window, but it was snowing so heavily he could not see the street beyond.

“Yes, curved thing. Looked pretty dangerous. Personally I thought he was as mad as a syphilitic lunatic. Waving a large sword around in a public place! He’d have been barking like a dog next. Ahem.” The doctor glanced at Edward. “Sorry. Perhaps there is a back way I might leave your property?” he asked hopefully. “I’m not over keen on seeing the person again at such close quarters.”

“Alasdair!” Edward stood reluctantly from the bed. “I’ll find my colleague. He’ll take you out via the cellar. If they are watching the front then they’ll be watching the back of the building as well.”

“They?” The doctor clutched his bag to himself. For the first time his professional demeanor slipped.

“Some business associates of mine.”

“Oh.” As if it was perfectly understandable, the doctor let go of his bag. “And the back way?”

“Will lead out of the house five down and on the street behind this one.”

“Most useful.”

“Yes.” The architect had been extremely surprised when Edward had commissioned the tunnel. He’d said that he was a chemist and that he needed an escape route long enough so that if there was an explosion he would be able to run far enough away that he wouldn’t be blown up. The architect of the villas had not questioned what would happen to the buildings around the house, nor pointed out the fact

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