The Mystery of Wickworth Manor (2012)

Authors: Elen Caldecott

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“ The hue and cry following the loss of the runaway had settled. There had been no sign of the boy, who was no doubt lost in the throngs of London. But now curiosity followed the coach boy wherever he went. Though he rode atop the coach on outings and jaunts, just as ever, the looks he received had changed. Especially in the city. When the coach rattled over the cobblestones of the quay and the seabirds searched through the middens, the stevedores kept a watchful eye on him. Some, those who lis...tened to the speakers in the Quaker meeting house or read tracts by Wilberforce, wished him liberty. Others, who listened to the merchants and read their words, saw their own ruin in his freedom. But none ignored him.
The boy, sitting next to the coachman, felt every eye upon him.MoreLess Read More Read Less