The Distant Affair
The ink was still wet, a dark smear on the heavy cream paper, and Elias Thorne’s finger trembled as he touched the marginal note. It was his own handwriting, the loop of the ‘g’ in ‘destroy’ tight and anxious, dated November 14th, three days hence. He looked up. The room was silent, save for the tick of the clock on the mantel and the low hum of the gas lamps. Outside, the November wind rattled...
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