Murder in Morningside Heights (A Gaslight Mystery)
““What do you mean, she moved into Abigail’s room?”
“When I was questioning Bathsheba today and she told me about the letters Abigail had gotten from France, I started wondering if maybe she had a hiding place you’d missed, like loose floorboards or something. I asked if I could search the room again, but Bathsheba told me Miss Billingsly had moved into that room and she wouldn’t want me going through her things. I couldn’t figure out why she’d move from her room into Abigail’s room.”
“But she d...idn’t have a room,” Sarah said, still frowning. “At least not one of her own. She and Miss Wilson shared a room.”
Frank considered this, trying to make sense of it. “Doesn’t that seem strange? Wouldn’t a grown woman who was sharing a house with someone want a room of her own?”
“I’m sure she would. So why would they be sharing for all those years when there was another bedroom available? Unless . . .”
“Unless what?”
“Unless Miss Billingsly had been using that room until Abigail came.MoreLess
“When I was questioning Bathsheba today and she told me about the letters Abigail had gotten from France, I started wondering if maybe she had a hiding place you’d missed, like loose floorboards or something. I asked if I could search the room again, but Bathsheba told me Miss Billingsly had moved into that room and she wouldn’t want me going through her things. I couldn’t figure out why she’d move from her room into Abigail’s room.”
“But she d...idn’t have a room,” Sarah said, still frowning. “At least not one of her own. She and Miss Wilson shared a room.”
Frank considered this, trying to make sense of it. “Doesn’t that seem strange? Wouldn’t a grown woman who was sharing a house with someone want a room of her own?”
“I’m sure she would. So why would they be sharing for all those years when there was another bedroom available? Unless . . .”
“Unless what?”
“Unless Miss Billingsly had been using that room until Abigail came.MoreLess
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