Chyna Stone Adventures: The Complete 8-Book Series by Tomb K.T

Author:Tomb, K.T. [Tomb, K.T.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2017-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

“Oscar, when you finally get to Dordogne,” Chyna started, “you just have to meet Angus immediately. He’s the caretaker there. Have you ever met someone that was so completely immersed in one thing – and had been so for so many years – that everything they were just seemed to be about that thing?”

“Yeah,” Oscar replied, a little wistfully. “Sounds like my dad and the ranch.”

“Exactly. Well, that’s how Angus is, too.”

“I remember watching a PBS documentary once about the life of the people on a very well-known English estate that belongs to a real life duke and duchess. They showed how the estate is basically supported by an entire village of people.”

“Really? That’s fascinating.”

“I know. The Dowager Duchess still lived on the estate and the staff members always quote her as saying that people either came there and then left the next day or they came there and stayed for the rest of their lives. I guess Angus is one of those ‘never leave’ kind of employees.”

“Yes, Oscar, it seems so, but it also seems that there are a lot of those in the Montgomery’s employ.”

Chyna decided to give the helpful old man a call. Most of the information that she had gathered on the case so far had been straight out of his mouth so she doubted that asking for his help again would steer her off course.

“Mr. McK– Umm, Angus, this is Chyna,” she said into her cell phone. “How are you doing this afternoon?”

“Ah, Chyna. I’m doing well, thank you,” he replied cordially. “When Marcus and Tony told me you had taken a spur-of-the-moment trip into Winchester, I thought I might be hearing from you soon.”

“We found it, Angus, and what a beautiful story it is,” Chyna said. “I can’t believe that she led such a tumultuous, exciting, successful life. Popular culture has done no favors to her image at all.”

“It's why I encouraged you to read it for yourself, Chyna. She is best known for her time as Henry’s queen in England, but it all extended much farther than that. In the movies, you often see her as a ruler over barbaric people living in a barbaric time and she automatically becomes a barbarian too; but Eleanor was a woman of culture and aristocracy and grace.”

“Indeed, Angus.”

“So how can I be of assistance today, Chyna?”

“Well, it's becoming more and more obvious that there’s a lot of work to be done if we’re going to find this ‘Eagle’ armor. I wanted to talk with you regarding the suggestions you gave me about whom we should interview. Also, are there any other archives we might find helpful, especially in London? You know, before we drive the hour and a half back to Dordogne.”

“That was a good idea because I actually do have a few suggestions for you.”

“That’s great, let me get a notepad,” Chyna said. “Okay, Angus, I’m ready, you can go ahead.”

“Since you’re in Winchester, you may want to start by talking to the Spencers. I had mentioned them before, I believe.

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