Red Letter Days by Sarah-Jane Stratford

Author:Sarah-Jane Stratford
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2020-02-24T16:00:00+00:00

“Bourchier Street, that really is the next one over, isn’t it?” she asked Freddie, pointing to the address.

“It is, indeed, miss,” he told her, proud to have his good information sought.

“Did that fellow look all right to you?”

Freddie threw back his shoulders. “I think he might be, miss, him being well-spoken and seeming like a right gent, despite not having posh clothes. He had a sort of . . . good humor, I’d say, miss.”

This was a deeply considered opinion, and Phoebe nodded gravely.

“I think you might be right,” she agreed. “If I may secure your services, when it’s convenient,” she continued, dropping a penny into his hand.

“Right you are, miss, and most pleased,” he said in his most refined tone. Then he couldn’t resist, looking at her with shining eyes. “Is it true, miss, you were a heroine today? I heard Mrs. Morrison shouting about it when the telegram come.”

“A nasty old bat is trying to chase some of us into prison for crimes we didn’t commit,” Phoebe confided. “I was able to thwart her.”

Freddie gazed on her with the sort of worship that once preceded sacrificial offerings. Phoebe had to admit, it was gratifying.

Even more gratifying was the telegram from Hannah:

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