Nine Buck's Row
“The carriage drove through the gardens and turned into a private drive, pulling up in front of an impressive portico with two flights of curving stairs. How was it possible to have such a large house in the middle of the city, I wondered, particularly one surrounded by trees and gardens.
Nicholas Craig helped me out of the carriage, giving my hand an extra squeeze. He had been extremely pleasant during the drive, talking with unusual expansiveness, deliberately trying to distract me and make me... forget the diamond bracelet. Japanese lanterns swayed in the breeze, making smears of color as he led me up the stairs, and music lilted on the air, pouring out of the house soft and muted. Some of my apprehension vanished. Some of the earlier excitement returned.
We stepped into an immense foyer tiled with bright colored mosaics, an oriental fountain spewing plumes of water in the center. There were exotic plants and miniature palm trees, a sweeping spiral staircase curling up to the second floor.MoreLess
Nicholas Craig helped me out of the carriage, giving my hand an extra squeeze. He had been extremely pleasant during the drive, talking with unusual expansiveness, deliberately trying to distract me and make me... forget the diamond bracelet. Japanese lanterns swayed in the breeze, making smears of color as he led me up the stairs, and music lilted on the air, pouring out of the house soft and muted. Some of my apprehension vanished. Some of the earlier excitement returned.
We stepped into an immense foyer tiled with bright colored mosaics, an oriental fountain spewing plumes of water in the center. There were exotic plants and miniature palm trees, a sweeping spiral staircase curling up to the second floor.MoreLess
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