Moonlight & Mechanicals
“Unusually hungry after last night’s exercise, she piled eggs, bacon and toast on a plate and sat next to Nell. Dorothy wasn’t here, but she spent the night at Miss Julian’s now and again, and they’d all learned not to discuss it. Even their servants had been hand-picked for discretion, a necessity in an Order household.
Ready to get on with the day, Wink asked, “So how did last night’s investigation go?”
Tom looked smug, but sat silently while Jamie’s cheerfulness fairly bubbled over. “...We saw him! And one of his metal men. They got away from us in a boat, but we’ve actually seen them.”
“Excellent,” Wink said. “Did it look like Lolly Archer’s drawing?”
Tom nodded. “Almost exactly. She’s good. She could make a living at that, instead of…”
“Prostitution,” Nell supplied. “And I’m sure she doesn’t realize that. Perhaps someone ought to speak with her.”MoreLess
Ready to get on with the day, Wink asked, “So how did last night’s investigation go?”
Tom looked smug, but sat silently while Jamie’s cheerfulness fairly bubbled over. “...We saw him! And one of his metal men. They got away from us in a boat, but we’ve actually seen them.”
“Excellent,” Wink said. “Did it look like Lolly Archer’s drawing?”
Tom nodded. “Almost exactly. She’s good. She could make a living at that, instead of…”
“Prostitution,” Nell supplied. “And I’m sure she doesn’t realize that. Perhaps someone ought to speak with her.”MoreLess
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