Miss Quinn's Quandary
“The shock on Sir Randall’s face was genuine.
“In your wardrobe, just as you said.”
“They’re not mine.” It was a reflexive response on his part. He stood and approached the incriminating garments, taking a second look. “They are mine. I don’t know how they have come to be in this condition.”
Sir Randall took the coat and rummaged through the folds. He was not disappointed. There it was, just as Lord Melton had described. The telltale tear on the right side under the arm, a clean, precise cut pre...sumably made by a knife.
He stepped back and sank onto the bed again. “If Lawrence had the notion to search my room.”
“This would have looked very bad for you.”
He massaged his throat. “I would have been hanged by the end of the week.”
The thought of Sir Randall swinging at the end of a rope made Larissa feel faint. “Who would have done such a thing?” She sank onto the bed beside him. “If the stolen items had been found in your possession, I have no doubt the authorities would have done just that.”MoreLess
“In your wardrobe, just as you said.”
“They’re not mine.” It was a reflexive response on his part. He stood and approached the incriminating garments, taking a second look. “They are mine. I don’t know how they have come to be in this condition.”
Sir Randall took the coat and rummaged through the folds. He was not disappointed. There it was, just as Lord Melton had described. The telltale tear on the right side under the arm, a clean, precise cut pre...sumably made by a knife.
He stepped back and sank onto the bed again. “If Lawrence had the notion to search my room.”
“This would have looked very bad for you.”
He massaged his throat. “I would have been hanged by the end of the week.”
The thought of Sir Randall swinging at the end of a rope made Larissa feel faint. “Who would have done such a thing?” She sank onto the bed beside him. “If the stolen items had been found in your possession, I have no doubt the authorities would have done just that.”MoreLess
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