The Peculiar Case of Lord Finsbury's Diamonds: a Casebook of Barnaby Adair Short Novel (The Casebook of Barnaby Adair)
“ The chiming was immediately followed by a peremptory knock. Penelope Adair, lady of the house, hugely pregnant and lying on the sofa in her garden parlor feeling like nothing so much as a beached whale, turned her head and peered through her spectacles at the clock on the mantelpiece. She hadn’t dozed off—it truly was barely nine o’clock. Only one sort of summons appeared at their door at such an unfashionably early hour. “Damn!” With effort, she pushed herself up into a semi-sitting positio...n and jammed a cushion behind her aching back. She squinted down at the mound distending her belly. “You realize what this means? Stokes needs our help with a case, but I have to remain here, because with you in there I can barely waddle, much less investigate. The list of entertainments I’m giving up on your account is about to grow longer.” Over the last two weeks, she’d taken to addressing her imminent offspring, deeming it appropriate for them to grow accustomed to her voice.MoreLess
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