An Aria Writ in Blood (The Underwood Mysteries book 4)
“– If one must die to be recognized, I can wait) After his initial bout of bad temper, Grantley seemed to settle. Perhaps it was the exceptionally good food, but more likely it was the exceptionally good wine. All the gentlemen at the table slowly mellowed and so it was doubly shocking when the door unexpectedly burst open and the little maid servant who had served Underwood tea earlier in the kitchen thrust herself into their presence, “Oh sir, Mr. Underwood, sir, come quickly! I’ve just s...een Lady Luisa outside in the street, walking towards the sea.”
“And what, my dear child, is wrong with that, pray tell?” asked Underwood calmly, “Perhaps she wants a breath of air. The poor woman has scarcely been out of the door since we arrived in Brighton.”
“But, sir, she is in her night gown and has no shoes to her feet! She didn’t look right, either, she was all…” Underwood was never destined to find out what Luisa was “all”. The mention of a lack of shoes was enough to convince him that something was indeed very wrong with Lady Luisa. He was out of the door before another word was spoken.MoreLess
“And what, my dear child, is wrong with that, pray tell?” asked Underwood calmly, “Perhaps she wants a breath of air. The poor woman has scarcely been out of the door since we arrived in Brighton.”
“But, sir, she is in her night gown and has no shoes to her feet! She didn’t look right, either, she was all…” Underwood was never destined to find out what Luisa was “all”. The mention of a lack of shoes was enough to convince him that something was indeed very wrong with Lady Luisa. He was out of the door before another word was spoken.MoreLess
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