Murder On Charing Cross Road (2015)
“He had not yet found a replacement for the sword in a cane but felt his ebony walking stick was capable of landing a bruising blow across an attacker’s head and shoulders. He would be safely delivered to Bond Street by Pelkey, who had arranged to fill the pockets of the new carriage with replacements of the ammunition lost at Long Acre.
Decked out in his new finery, he sent for his carriage, then crossed the street to call on Coffen. His rumpled friend’s appearance added nothing to his cachet, but Coffen made an admirable bodyguard.
“All set, Coffen?” he asked. “Our humble job this morning, you recall, is to walk about town and see if we are being followed.”
“I’m ready,” Coffen replied, searching for his hat. It was never where it should be. He found it on a chair in his salon. Someone had sat on it, but as it might very well have been himself, he just poked it into shape without complaining. “The thing to do, one of us walk ahead, the other go behind to see if he’s being followed.
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