The Black book of Secrets
“‘He’s here.’ Ludlow sat up slowly and listened as the church bell struck midnight. He shivered. The fire had died down and he could see his breath. Joe put a small log on the glowing embers and lit the lamp. He placed two glasses on the mantelpiece along with a dark brown bottle and then he went to the table and laid his black book in front of the chair.
‘Sit here,’ said Joe to Ludlow. ‘Stay very quiet and when I give you a sign, write down everything you hear in the book. I’ve marked the page....’ Ludlow shook off his doziness and sat at the table. He picked up the book and examined it. It was old, but well kept, thick and just too weighty to hold in one hand. On the leather cover in gold leaf were the words ‘Verba Volant Scripta Manent’.
In the bottom right hand corner were the initials ‘JZ’ in large decorative gold lettering. A piece of red ribbon marked the new page and a quill lay waiting in the crease.
The white pages seemed to glow in the half-light and Ludlow couldn’t help but run his fingers over their smooth surface.MoreLess
‘Sit here,’ said Joe to Ludlow. ‘Stay very quiet and when I give you a sign, write down everything you hear in the book. I’ve marked the page....’ Ludlow shook off his doziness and sat at the table. He picked up the book and examined it. It was old, but well kept, thick and just too weighty to hold in one hand. On the leather cover in gold leaf were the words ‘Verba Volant Scripta Manent’.
In the bottom right hand corner were the initials ‘JZ’ in large decorative gold lettering. A piece of red ribbon marked the new page and a quill lay waiting in the crease.
The white pages seemed to glow in the half-light and Ludlow couldn’t help but run his fingers over their smooth surface.MoreLess
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