Half a Mind TO Murder (Dr. Alexandra Gladstone Mysteries Book 3) by Paula Paul

Author:Paula Paul [Paul, Paula]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Historical
Amazon: B00BI4CVAE
Published: 2013-02-18T05:00:00+00:00

She awoke the next morning with the day already dressed in sunlight and birdsong. She was briefly disoriented, not knowing for certain where she was. Then, realizing the truth and the obvious late hour, she sat upright. As if on a cue, there was a knock on her door. It seemed to her as if it had been only minutes since the last knock. Before she could respond, the door opened slightly, and Broomsfield peered around the edge. Alexandra instinctively pulled the coverlet up to her chin as the girl entered.

“Ah you’re awake, miss. I brought your breakfast,” she said as she entered, carrying a tray covered with a linen napkin. “I hope ’tis eggs and cold beef you like, along with muffins and a bit o’ tea.” She placed the tray across Alexandra’s lap and removed the napkin. She waited patiently until Alexandra let go of the coverlet, then placed the napkin over her chest. “Will there be anything else?” the maid asked as she poured the tea.

“What time is it?” Alexandra asked, ignoring the tray.

“Half past nine, miss. Mr. Forsythe has gone to his office, but he said to tell you that you are to make yourself comfortable until he returns at half past eleven for the luncheon with you and the other guest.”

“The other guest? Who?”

“I’m afraid I wouldn’t be knowing that, miss.” Broomsfield stood with her hands folded in front of her, waiting. It took Alexandra a moment to realize she was waiting to be dismissed.

“That will be all, Broomsfield,” she said. Her tone, she realized was a little too sharp, but it was her own behavior that disturbed her, not the maid’s. She had planned to rise early and hire a cab to take her to the address Constable Snow had given her for the alienist. She would interview him, she had reasoned, and still have plenty of time to attend Dr. Lister’s lecture at two o’clock in the afternoon. It must have been the wine that made her sleep the morning away. Now, she knew there was not enough time to carry out her plan. She would have to wait until tomorrow to meet with Dr. Mortimer. The best she could do now was see that no more time was wasted.

“Broomsfield!” she said, calling the maid back when she was barely out the door. At the same time, she moved the breakfast tray aside, jumped out of bed, and pulled on her dressing gown.

“Yes, miss.”

“I must write a message,” Alexandra said, buttoning the dressing gown. “I shall need pen and paper as well as someone to deliver the message.” She had decided to send a message to Dr. Mortimer informing him of her wish to see him, and she would instruct the messenger to wait for his reply.

“Yes, miss,” the maid said again.

She was gone only a few minutes when a knock came at the door. When Alexandra opened it, she was surprised to see, not Broomsfield with pen and paper, but another servant,

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