Mally : Signet Regency Romance (9781101568057) (2012)
“Berrisford looked fit to faint. “Oh, we are to be murdered in our beds, just as poor dear Agatha was!”
“Mother! Don’t be silly! It’s probably a burglar wondering if it would be worth breaking in here. Will you show me, Digby?” Mally tried desperately to conceal her own instant fear.
“Yes, madam, if you will follow me. It was Lucy who first noticed him, a few moments ago when she was drawing the curtains of your dressing room. He was smoking, you see, and she saw the glow of his cigar.”
... Mrs. Berrisford hesitated as she saw everyone leaving the room, and then abruptly she got to her feet and hurried after them.
Digby extinguished the oil lamps on the landing and they approached the tall window overlooking the square. They pressed close to the window, except for the frightened little maid who hovered behind them anxiously.
Digby pointed through the lace curtain.MoreLess
“Mother! Don’t be silly! It’s probably a burglar wondering if it would be worth breaking in here. Will you show me, Digby?” Mally tried desperately to conceal her own instant fear.
“Yes, madam, if you will follow me. It was Lucy who first noticed him, a few moments ago when she was drawing the curtains of your dressing room. He was smoking, you see, and she saw the glow of his cigar.”
... Mrs. Berrisford hesitated as she saw everyone leaving the room, and then abruptly she got to her feet and hurried after them.
Digby extinguished the oil lamps on the landing and they approached the tall window overlooking the square. They pressed close to the window, except for the frightened little maid who hovered behind them anxiously.
Digby pointed through the lace curtain.MoreLess
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