Escape From Home (1996)
“Phineas Pickler stood upon the sidewalk in front of Lord Kirkle’s home. As the thick fog floated about him like a cold web, he turned to consider the dwelling from which he had just departed. How solid and secure it seemed to him, the home of a family that stood among the most powerful in England. And yet Lord Kirkle had turned to him—Phineas Pickler—to bring his son home. If Mr. Pickler had been a rooster he would have crowed: Could any man ask more of life?
From his pocket he took out and con...templated a small daguerreotype Lord Kirkle had provided of the boy. Mr. Pickler peered at it, trying to read young Sir Laurence’s features. He saw the face of a healthy, happy boy. No willfulness. No stubbornness. It made Mr. Pickler smile to think how delicate these young aristocrats were. This one had run away from home because he’d been sent to his room at teatime! Such cases were easy. A kind but stern word from him, and the boy would be safely home.
All the same, Mr. Pickler decided it would be best if he assumed the boy was indeed trying to go to America.MoreLess
From his pocket he took out and con...templated a small daguerreotype Lord Kirkle had provided of the boy. Mr. Pickler peered at it, trying to read young Sir Laurence’s features. He saw the face of a healthy, happy boy. No willfulness. No stubbornness. It made Mr. Pickler smile to think how delicate these young aristocrats were. This one had run away from home because he’d been sent to his room at teatime! Such cases were easy. A kind but stern word from him, and the boy would be safely home.
All the same, Mr. Pickler decided it would be best if he assumed the boy was indeed trying to go to America.MoreLess
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