The Mysterious Case of Mr. Strangeway (The St. Croix Chronicles)
““This is one of many founts of commerce for the lord, and one of many foremen to do the work. Foremen are chosen to maintain each factory and send the coin on after his share, and so a man of business puts his trust in his men. Pox it may be, but he’s floating in wealth while you and I are left to reason why.”
I narrowed my stinging eyes. “What does this have to do with your girls?”
“Stolen labor is akin to slave labor,” he said succinctly. “Parliament may have abolished slavery on pape...r, but it has not lessened the need. Girls stolen and unaccounted work for less than the workers now clamoring across the empire for union.”
I studied him. “You are making this up, sir.”
“I am not.” He gestured round the darkened courtyard with the helmet, faceplates glinting. “Look around you. Does this look like the sort of property a lord with a rich purse would maintain? That bounty is beyond a foreman’s means, it’s a mere trap.MoreLess
I narrowed my stinging eyes. “What does this have to do with your girls?”
“Stolen labor is akin to slave labor,” he said succinctly. “Parliament may have abolished slavery on pape...r, but it has not lessened the need. Girls stolen and unaccounted work for less than the workers now clamoring across the empire for union.”
I studied him. “You are making this up, sir.”
“I am not.” He gestured round the darkened courtyard with the helmet, faceplates glinting. “Look around you. Does this look like the sort of property a lord with a rich purse would maintain? That bounty is beyond a foreman’s means, it’s a mere trap.MoreLess
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