Let's Talk of Murder
“The mist had deepened to a fog that touched the face like cold steam, clammy, clinging. No light from window or carriage was distinguishable, but only suggested by a hazy glow in the vast earth-bound cloud that covered London like a counterpane. The houses on either side of the street were invisible, and the stark branches of trees were softened to a silver blur. An occasional nimbus bobbing through the lower atmosphere suggested the presence of link-boys.Fanny’s death put all concerns of Luten... and her rift with him out of Corinne’s mind. It made her feel even worse that she had never really liked Fanny. How harshly she had judged the girl, begrudging her a few used gowns. What young girl didn’t want pretty gowns?“How did it happen? When?” she asked, as the coach proceeded at a wary pace into the night. She sat on the banquette beside Coffen, but directed her questions to both her companions.“We’re not certain the victim is Fanny, but it sounds distressingly like her,” Luten said coolly.MoreLess
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