The Pale Letter
The rain did not fall so much as it was squeezed out of the sky, a persistent, gray weeping that turned the cobblestones of Whitechapel into slick, black mirrors reflecting the gaslight’s sickly yellow glow. I stood in the doorway of the Magistrate’s office, my hand resting on the iron railing, feeling the cold metal seep through the leather of my glove. Inside, the air was thick with the scent...
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