Devil in My Arms
“Sir Robert said impatiently, after listening to more than an hour of testimony on the subject. The crowd was becoming restless, and with each successive witness they had further turned against the prosecution. At this point there was shouting for Eleanor’s release, and denouncements of the ‘blackguard’ Enderby. She tried not to get her hopes up.“Mr. Burns,” the magistrate said, addressing the prosecutor, “we would like to hear from the watchman who saw Mrs. Fairchild at the scene of the murder....”Eleanor flinched again. She hated that word, murder, particularly when used in conjunction with her name. Her new name. She swallowed with difficulty as fear twisted her insides at the thought of revealing her real identity. Roger had told her it might be necessary. She hoped not.“We have been unable to locate him today, sir,” Mr. Burns said after a hushed conversation with an aide. “He was last seen in the company of Inspector Lavender of Bow Street. Perhaps he was called to another case.”“I see,”MoreLess
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