The Distant Journey
Penhaligon. The name hung in the air, sharp and cold. Dr. Thorne did not look up from his ledger. He tapped the quill against the inkwell, a rhythmic, dry sound that matched the ticking of the clock on the wall. "Arthur. The form." Arthur stood by the door, his hands clasped behind his back. He was thirty years old, but the winter of 1892 had aged him. The smell of the office hit him first:...
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