Death in St James's Park
“Knight had said that Newgate would be a death sentence, but Chaloner had arrested him anyway, even though he had been far from certain that the clerk had done anything wrong. Lying next to Hannah, he stared into the darkness. Should he attempt to clear Knight’s name, to make amends for his part in the tragedy? He decided he would try. Perhaps it would relieve the remorse that weighed so heavily on his mind.
‘If you cannot sleep, go downstairs,’ came Hannah’s irritable voice. ‘You are shifting a...nd turning like a man in a fever, and every time I doze off, you jostle me awake.’ Chaloner mumbled an apology, and to stop himself from dwelling on Knight he began to make plans for the day ahead. It was a Sunday, and the Post Office would be closed, so it was a good time to search it for clues. Then he would go to Newgate and ask after Knight, followed by a visit to the Tower to see what the Major was prepared to tell him. Then there was the injured clerk Jeremiah Copping, who might have information about the musician.MoreLess
‘If you cannot sleep, go downstairs,’ came Hannah’s irritable voice. ‘You are shifting a...nd turning like a man in a fever, and every time I doze off, you jostle me awake.’ Chaloner mumbled an apology, and to stop himself from dwelling on Knight he began to make plans for the day ahead. It was a Sunday, and the Post Office would be closed, so it was a good time to search it for clues. Then he would go to Newgate and ask after Knight, followed by a visit to the Tower to see what the Major was prepared to tell him. Then there was the injured clerk Jeremiah Copping, who might have information about the musician.MoreLess
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