Death in the Valley of Shadows
“Fashionable to a degree, it could only belong to his friends the de Vignolles, John thought as Irish Tom clipped stylishly through the gates and made his way to the half-moon carriage sweep which lay directly below the two flights of steps leading to the front door. The Apothecary put his head out of the window to get a better look at the pretty little palace before he disembarked.
Though he had known the de Vignolles for many years, indeed since that time when he had stumbled across a body lyi...ng in the Dark Walk at Vaux Hall Pleasure Gardens, when he had also first met the Blind Beak - an unforgettable experience - their country home, Scottlea Park, was utterly new to John. But then, he considered, it has only been completed less than ten months ago and despite several invitations to inspect the new premises, the dates had not been convenient for him. But now he was here, uninvited, hoping that they would ask him to stay, hoping that from this base he could find out not only more about Mrs.MoreLess
Though he had known the de Vignolles for many years, indeed since that time when he had stumbled across a body lyi...ng in the Dark Walk at Vaux Hall Pleasure Gardens, when he had also first met the Blind Beak - an unforgettable experience - their country home, Scottlea Park, was utterly new to John. But then, he considered, it has only been completed less than ten months ago and despite several invitations to inspect the new premises, the dates had not been convenient for him. But now he was here, uninvited, hoping that they would ask him to stay, hoping that from this base he could find out not only more about Mrs.MoreLess
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