YETI IN THE MIST by Francesca Rose
Author:Francesca Rose [Rose, Francesca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-04T14:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Catherine paused outside Theoâs room, trying to assume what she hoped was a calm expression. She had experience doing that. Sheâd tried to never show Reginald how worried she was when he was sick. But her husband had been sick, not beaten. Mrs. Edwards had reported that her brother had a black eye, a split lip, and at least two cracked ribs. The housekeeper hadnât been able to tease any significant information out of him about the source of his injuries. Theo had mumbled something about falling from his horse, but Mrs. Edwards had reported that with considerable skepticism.
It was possible, but Catherine didnât believe it any more than the housekeeper did. For one thing, Mrs. Edwards said Theoâs injuries were at least three days old. Why come here when he was injured, unless he had some urgent need?
Catherine tapped on the door, then opened it slowly.
Her brother sat propped up in the bed, supported by a mountain of pillows. Linen strips wrapped his ribs. Catherine could see bruises spreading out from beneath the edges of the bandages. Theoâs face was in even worse shape. Mrs. Edwardâs description hadnât done it justice. The left side of his face was still swollen, turning his eye into a purple slit.
And this is after three days of healing? Why would he travel here from London in this condition?
Catherine took the chair beside the bed and covered Theoâs right hand with her own.
âThis isnât how I imagined our next visit, brother. What happened to you?â
Theoâs lips twisted, and he winced. âCanât you delay your interrogation for at least a day, Cathy? Canât you just be happy Iâm alive?â
Catherine stiffened at the rebuke. It was pure Theo, but it still stung. And she should have waited to ask questions. Whatever had happened, it had been serious. She didnât need to know the details this minute.
âIâm sorry, Iââ
âOh, never mind. Itâs all right. Iâm just glad I made it here, though I confess I wasnât sure I would a couple of times.â He grimaced and held his ribs. âIâve missed you. I havenât seen you in far too long, but then the colonel hasnât exactly been welcoming. How is the old blighter?â
Catherine hated the disrespectful way Theo spoke about Reginald, but now wasnât the time to chide him for it.
âHeâs well, now. Heâs just recovered from another bout of lung fever. I wrote you. I was afraid he wouldnât make it this time.â
âYou wrote me? I didnât get it. I moved again. I thought Iâd sent you my new direction.â
Heâd moved again? Had he not paid his rents? Reginald gave him an income large enough to cover basic expenses, with the expectation that Theo would find work to cover luxuries. That wasnât what Theo thought he deserved, as heâd voiced on more than one occasion. He much preferred gambling. Had he lost his stipend at the gaming tables?
But she wouldnât ask. Not now.
âNo. The address I have for you is six months old.â
âWell, no harm done.
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