Gallows At Twilight
“‘He warned me not to get involved with the Institute again, but I didn’t listen, and now he’s paid the price for my mistake. So tell me honestly, Gordon, did he survive the Scarab Path?’Dr Holmwood took a pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket and lit up.‘I believe so. It was a wondrous sight.’Adam’s face twitched with anger.‘I don’t understand,’ Rachel said, ‘what’s happened to Jake?’They were all crowded into the study at the Grimoire Club. Brag Badderson lurked by the door, his head bowed... so that he could clear the ceiling. Rachel and Simon sat together in one corner while Pandora stood behind Adam, a look of fury on her beautiful face. Holmwood had arrived a few minutes ago to a decidedly frosty reception.‘Do you want to explain or shall I?’ Adam didn’t wait for an answer. ‘Our good friend Dr Holmwood here has come to tell us that he has killed my son.’Simon’s head snapped in Holmwood’s direction and a deep growl rolled through his lips.‘Keep your temper, Mr Lydgate,’ Holmwood instructed.MoreLess
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