Loving Helen
““I was going out to look for you,” Samuel said, removing his coat as the butler helped Christopher take his off. “I’d waited about as long as I could.”
“Sorry. I left the theatre on foot and took several side streets because I didn’t want to risk being followed. But all the cabs must have been in the district, so I had to walk for some time before finding one.”
“You didn’t come home in our carriage?”
“No.” Christopher shook his head. “Didn’t you?”
“No.” Samuel motioned to the butler to bring ba...ck the coats they’d just handed him. “I wasn’t sure of the extent of the trouble, and I didn’t want to wait around to find out. You said to get Helen out of there, so I did. We took the first cab I could find.”
Christopher took his coat then cringed as he put his hand through the sleeve. “Let’s go. I’ll tell you about it on the way.”
“You’re hurt.” Samuel stepped forward, his physician’s instinct and training kicking in. “Let me see that hand.”MoreLess
“Sorry. I left the theatre on foot and took several side streets because I didn’t want to risk being followed. But all the cabs must have been in the district, so I had to walk for some time before finding one.”
“You didn’t come home in our carriage?”
“No.” Christopher shook his head. “Didn’t you?”
“No.” Samuel motioned to the butler to bring ba...ck the coats they’d just handed him. “I wasn’t sure of the extent of the trouble, and I didn’t want to wait around to find out. You said to get Helen out of there, so I did. We took the first cab I could find.”
Christopher took his coat then cringed as he put his hand through the sleeve. “Let’s go. I’ll tell you about it on the way.”
“You’re hurt.” Samuel stepped forward, his physician’s instinct and training kicking in. “Let me see that hand.”MoreLess
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