The Hunt for Sonya Dufrette
“‘It occurred to me it might be important,’ he said with an easy smile. Pushing his hand inside his jacket, he produced the letter. ‘I couldn’t read it because it is in Russian. Nazdarovye. That’s the only Russian word I know. I am not familiar with the Cyrillic alphabet.’ He unfolded the sheet and laid it down on the table. ‘Thick paper, pale mauve with gold edges - you are absolutely correct, Dufrette. I meant to ask someone to translate it - someone who knows Russian.’Dufrette touched the let...ter with his long pale forefinger.‘Do you know Russian?’ Payne asked.‘No. I meant to learn it when I married Lena, but never got round to it. It wasn’t necessary, really. When she was a child Lena had an English nanny, and then of course she was sent to a school in England.’‘Ashcroft,’ Antonia said.‘Yes. That was Hermione’s school. One of the best in the land, though you wouldn’t have believed it if you judged it by Lena.’Did he know about Lena and Lady Mortlock?MoreLess
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