The Birth of Blue Satan (2001)
“He waited for Gideon at the base of the great stone staircase, the two constables by his side.
“Well, my lord.” As Gideon descended, the magistrate addressed him with barely concealed smugness. “You are come back into Kent in time to save me a great deal of bother.”
Gideon took the last few steps, taking offence at the man’s glib manner. “Am I to believe that you have caught my father’s killer, sir?”
The justice of the peace returned an unamused smile. “I have, my lord, although I doubt it will... bring you much joy—I have come to arrest you, Gideon Charles Francis Fitzsimmons, for the murder of your father, Charles Edmund Fitzsimmons, fifth Earl Hawkhurst.”
Gideon’s heart gave an angry leap. He heard a gasp from the footman behind him, and revulsion filled him. “You cannot possibly mean this!”
“Aye, but I do, my Lord St. Mars. Your family’s tainted blood has caught up with one of you at last. I make no doubt your father’s head should be hanging on London Bridge, but you have saved His Majesty that bit of trouble.MoreLess
“Well, my lord.” As Gideon descended, the magistrate addressed him with barely concealed smugness. “You are come back into Kent in time to save me a great deal of bother.”
Gideon took the last few steps, taking offence at the man’s glib manner. “Am I to believe that you have caught my father’s killer, sir?”
The justice of the peace returned an unamused smile. “I have, my lord, although I doubt it will... bring you much joy—I have come to arrest you, Gideon Charles Francis Fitzsimmons, for the murder of your father, Charles Edmund Fitzsimmons, fifth Earl Hawkhurst.”
Gideon’s heart gave an angry leap. He heard a gasp from the footman behind him, and revulsion filled him. “You cannot possibly mean this!”
“Aye, but I do, my Lord St. Mars. Your family’s tainted blood has caught up with one of you at last. I make no doubt your father’s head should be hanging on London Bridge, but you have saved His Majesty that bit of trouble.MoreLess
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