The Lost Constitution by Martin William

Author:Martin, William [Martin, William]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781429910880
Publisher: Forge Books
Published: 2007-05-15T04:00:00+00:00

GEORGE BEGGED ILLNESS so that he would not have to stay for dinner. This was not easy, because somewhere in the house someone was cooking beef stew, and the smell had set his stomach to rumbling.

But the more he talked to the Caldwells, the more likely George Amory was to reveal himself.

So he was glad to get out into the October chill and start walking, until he was startled by a shadow emerging from behind a tree.

“Mr. Burns. It’s me. Annie.” Her eyes reflected the glow of the streetlamp. “I was waitin’ for you … to warn you. Those two ain’t to be trusted. That’s what Mummy says.”

“Thank you.” George gave her a smile.

And she kissed him.

It happened so quickly that before he could pull back or wrap his arms around her, she stepped away and wiped the back of her hand across her mouth. “Mummy says I’m slow. She says men will do bad things to a slow girl. But I can add my figures and do my letters. I ain’t slow.”

“No. Not at all.” George looked around. If someone found him here with the girl, nothing good would follow.

“Mummy says that I’m slow on account of her granddad. He had two names the same, because his ma and pa was first cousins.”

“I don’t know about that,” said George. “Seems like a long time ago.”

From her house came the sound of her mother’s voice, calling.

“I better go. But I ain’t slow. And my Mummy don’t trust those men. So sometimes, I go under their window and listen to their talk. That’s how I heard of Clay.”

The October chill turned cold against his flanks. “You weren’t listening now?”

“Oh, no. I trust you … so long as you promise to come tomorrow at two o’clock.”

“I promise.”

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