The Wistful Letter
14th October, 1893 The letter from Lord Vane’s solicitor lay on the kitchen table, its edges curling slightly in the damp air that seeped through the single pane of the window, smelling faintly of wet wool and the metallic tang of the iron stove. I read it twice, the first time to ensure I had not misread the figures, and the second time to confirm that the threat was not a metaphor for some...
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