Wolf Wood (Part Two): the Dangerous Years
“Alice would have kept the window open if it had not been for the stench coming from the river. The tide had gone out and a vast expanse of mud, littered with sewage, stretched from the palace wall to the main Channel.
There was no need for it. Properly-run establishments regulated their flow of effluent so that it was carried away on the outgoing tide. Others discharged it indiscriminately and the place where she now lived was one of them.
It had not always been like that. The Royal Palace of W...estminster was once a model of propriety. Now, the huge, rambling complex of buildings was falling apart. Signs of neglect were everywhere. Roofs leaked. Drains were blocked. Lighting was bad and security was lax. At night, the residents retired to their rooms and locked their doors. It wasn't safe to wander the corridors.
Her son described the palace as spooky.
Alice thought sinister would be a better word. She had felt uncomfortable from the day they arrived but the same could not be said of Steven.MoreLess
There was no need for it. Properly-run establishments regulated their flow of effluent so that it was carried away on the outgoing tide. Others discharged it indiscriminately and the place where she now lived was one of them.
It had not always been like that. The Royal Palace of W...estminster was once a model of propriety. Now, the huge, rambling complex of buildings was falling apart. Signs of neglect were everywhere. Roofs leaked. Drains were blocked. Lighting was bad and security was lax. At night, the residents retired to their rooms and locked their doors. It wasn't safe to wander the corridors.
Her son described the palace as spooky.
Alice thought sinister would be a better word. She had felt uncomfortable from the day they arrived but the same could not be said of Steven.MoreLess
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