Did he not look for her in
the morning when she entered—come very quickly to her? She thought of him
as she had last seen him looking down the length of the laboratory to see her go. Wood, who had
been absent on business during the greater part of the day, returned (perhaps not
altogether undesignedly) at an earlier hour than was expected, to his dwelling in
Wych Street, Drury Lane; and was about to enter his workshop, when, not
hearing any sound of labour issue from within, he began to suspect that an
apprentice, of whose habits of industry he entertained some doubt, was
neglecting his employment. ’
Chapter Ten
‘I am come on a mission of some delicacy, ma’am,’ Gerald said calmly to the old
lady. “What were you trying to do?” Lucy asked. ’
He
screamed at me through the rope and tape, it was no use. Austin, or any
man of similar dimensions, would have found wholly impossible. Besides, I'm afraid her simple honesty will spoil
any invented yarn. She
knew it was to be a long night, and her stomach turned
with the knowledge that Cathy and Larry Beck would be
waiting to pick her up after the questioning, which meant
they would be up all night despite the fact they both had
jobs to go to in the morning. Who was he to tread on her dreams? She had heroworshipped an unscrupulous adventurer, who had not hesitated to impose on her
youth and her ignorance. Jack is registered in the
Black Book. They were childless and servantless, and they had
reduced simple living to the finest of fine arts. ’
‘Are we to infer that he had a choice?’ enquired Gerald.
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