The Devil's Grin: Illustrated Edition (An Anna Kronberg Thriller Book 1) by Annelie Wendeberg

Author:Annelie Wendeberg [Wendeberg, Annelie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Anna Kronberg, Victorian, London, Thriller, Sherlock Holmes
Publisher: Annelie Wendeberg
Published: 2014-08-04T00:00:00+00:00

Pöppelmann Bridge in Grimma, 1880s (18)

An hour later, we crossed the river Mulde at the Pöppelmann Bridge. I was about to see my old home again and the thought sped up my heart and lungs. Then I remembered the money. ‘Anton, I have to tell you something.’

He gazed at me with one bushy eyebrow pulled up. Every time he did that, he looked like a ten years younger and very smug version of himself. I had to hold on to myself as not to kiss his brow.

‘I sent you only half my income. The other half, minus the little I need for a living, goes to the bank. I, too, know that I may need a safe hiding place and some money to get me through several months.’

Now his other eyebrow went up, too.

‘Last year I bought a small cottage in the countryside. It’s in an awful state, but when I need it, I’ll fix it. I have a safe place; so would you please use the money?’

Smiling meekly, he nodded.

‘Aw! Come now, old carpenter!’ I poked his ribs with my elbow. ‘Allow the ladies their much deserved retirement and don’t turn them into salami before you get yourself new ones!’

He wrapped his one arm around me as the two horses pulled us up the hill. We turned a corner and I could see it — the small stone house with the mossy straw roof, which was now partially covered with snow; a garden surrounding it, a hen house, a wood shed, and the carpenter’s workshop. I spotted my large cherry tree that had carried me for years and felt the familiar pang in my chest — the place I had called home for the best part of my life. It made me feel calm and nervous at the same time. How odd!

We were both hungry, so I cooked us food and we drank the brandy I had brought from London. He sat in his armchair and I on the rug in front of him, both of us close to the fireplace with the heat toasting our feet. And very soon thereafter I fell asleep.

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