The Diamond Conspiracy: a Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel
“Until now.
Standing on the platform of the Gard de Norde, waiting for Eliza to appear, though, he found himself in awe of the Stahlblitz. This was the Franco-Germanic hypersteam express that continued to break all records for travel across Europe. Wellington couldn’t help letting his eye trail rather lasciviously over the technological marvel that dared with each voyage to break what hypersteam enthusiasts called the hundredfold. The train gleamed in the gaslight of the platform lamps like ...a slim, polished-brass bullet, literally humming with excitement on the tracks.
His hands itched to examine the refinements German engineers—and perhaps the more gifted clankertons—had made to the original design. Eliza had disappeared into the hustle and bustle of Paris, with vague instructions to meet her at the station at midday. Could she possibly have known that he would be so close to the magnificent Stahlblitz? It seemed like a punishment indeed if she had.MoreLess
Standing on the platform of the Gard de Norde, waiting for Eliza to appear, though, he found himself in awe of the Stahlblitz. This was the Franco-Germanic hypersteam express that continued to break all records for travel across Europe. Wellington couldn’t help letting his eye trail rather lasciviously over the technological marvel that dared with each voyage to break what hypersteam enthusiasts called the hundredfold. The train gleamed in the gaslight of the platform lamps like ...a slim, polished-brass bullet, literally humming with excitement on the tracks.
His hands itched to examine the refinements German engineers—and perhaps the more gifted clankertons—had made to the original design. Eliza had disappeared into the hustle and bustle of Paris, with vague instructions to meet her at the station at midday. Could she possibly have known that he would be so close to the magnificent Stahlblitz? It seemed like a punishment indeed if she had.MoreLess
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