The Riddle of the Reluctant Rake
“Rhys if she knew of a deceased gentleman named Rickett, or his erstwhile coachman, Walter Davis. The little widow eyed him curiously. “I do not know a Rickett. There was a fellow named Davis who worked at a nearby estate called Singletree, but I cannot think he would be a friend of yours, sir.”
“The thing is,” he evaded, “I was sent down from London to tell him he has come into a small inheritance, but he appears to have left Singletree without giving notice and told no one where he was bound. ...So far, I’ve been quite unable to trace him.”
“Ah. Well, I cannot say I am surprised.” She pursed her lips. “Cantankerous, I always thought he were. Used to come into my tap sometimes on his day off and often as not would end up quarrelling with my regulars. You’ll be one of them solicitors, eh, sir? Which puts me in the wrong, for I’d have taken yourself for a military gentleman.”
“Actually, my brother is in the legal profession,” said Adair, not altogether untruthfully.MoreLess
“The thing is,” he evaded, “I was sent down from London to tell him he has come into a small inheritance, but he appears to have left Singletree without giving notice and told no one where he was bound. ...So far, I’ve been quite unable to trace him.”
“Ah. Well, I cannot say I am surprised.” She pursed her lips. “Cantankerous, I always thought he were. Used to come into my tap sometimes on his day off and often as not would end up quarrelling with my regulars. You’ll be one of them solicitors, eh, sir? Which puts me in the wrong, for I’d have taken yourself for a military gentleman.”
“Actually, my brother is in the legal profession,” said Adair, not altogether untruthfully.MoreLess
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