The Case of the Perilous Palace by Kelly Murphy & Jordan Stratford

Author:Kelly Murphy & Jordan Stratford
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2018-04-17T00:00:00+00:00

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The answer was an entire bum-numbing hour.

At first, the coach had stopped at Marylebone, despite Ada’s earlier inquiry. But she assured the footmen that the royal coach was meant to take both girls home, and that (insisted Ada) meant Mary’s home as well, which she was pretty sure was farther into East London. And so, not wanting to be rude, the coachman and accompanying footmen bundled their scarves and cloaks higher against the snow, tucking hats lower against the wind, and ventured east.

Ada had always assumed the marsh to be greenish-grey and vaguely unpleasant, like the small jar of mud Charles had collected for her many weeks earlier. She also expected it to be busy, as she knew of the opening of several new shipyards, foundries, warehouses, and roads into what was now one of the most bustling docks in all the world.

But today all was quiet, and it was as if the whole island—which was not really an island, more of a swollen thumb stuck into the river—had gone back to bed and been tucked in with a perfect blanket of white snow.

It was also much larger than Ada expected, with no reasonable way to see everything, and too chilly to leave the carriage and explore. On top of that, Mary found herself getting hungry, and tried her best not to complain.

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