The Summer of You
“Cloper reports the loss of three sheep. Discovered his neighbor Mr. Frederickson had three new sheep. The sheep were unmarked, Mr. F—had copy of the bill of sale. No charges against Mr. F were filed.
This had to be the record of every complaint brought before the magistrate since Sir Wilton’s appointment, Jane thought, bemusedly. “No wonder it’s so large,” she murmured.“Indeed,” Victoria agreed.Sir Wilton, it seemed, wrote everything down—whether or not he took down the correct information and ...what he did with it was a different matter entirely.Jane glanced up at the doors, but apparently Michael and Joshua had managed to get much farther down the river than anticipated, because the house was silent. She reached over and flipped the pages up more than a decade, scanning the tight handwriting for what she hoped to see.
Fifteenth of January 1816—the Mail was attacked by Unknown Person or Persons on the Windermere road. Valuables taken in the amount of 11 pounds 6 in notes and coin, one small gold ladies’ ring with black stone, two pocket watches, one silver, one tin, two shoe buckles.MoreLess
This had to be the record of every complaint brought before the magistrate since Sir Wilton’s appointment, Jane thought, bemusedly. “No wonder it’s so large,” she murmured.“Indeed,” Victoria agreed.Sir Wilton, it seemed, wrote everything down—whether or not he took down the correct information and ...what he did with it was a different matter entirely.Jane glanced up at the doors, but apparently Michael and Joshua had managed to get much farther down the river than anticipated, because the house was silent. She reached over and flipped the pages up more than a decade, scanning the tight handwriting for what she hoped to see.
Fifteenth of January 1816—the Mail was attacked by Unknown Person or Persons on the Windermere road. Valuables taken in the amount of 11 pounds 6 in notes and coin, one small gold ladies’ ring with black stone, two pocket watches, one silver, one tin, two shoe buckles.MoreLess
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