Treachery at Lancaster Gate by Anne Perry

Author:Anne Perry
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2016-03-22T07:00:00+00:00

“I would be delighted to escape it,” Pitt replied ruefully. “But I don’t see how I can.”

“What do you expect from me?” The firelight accentuated the shadows on Narraway’s face, the concentration in his expression.

“An analysis of the political fallout,” Pitt replied immediately. “And any advice you have as to how best to go about it. What procedure do I use if the evidence is there and I need to contain it?”

Narraway did not answer for several minutes. There was no sound in the room except the crackle of flames in the hearth. Somewhere outside, beyond the window and its curtains, came the distant sound of carol singers in the street.

Pitt noticed how much more masculine the room had become since Narraway had moved in. Vespasia’s paintings were still on the walls, scenes from her youth and from generations even earlier. But there were some of Narraway’s favorite charcoal drawings of bare trees as well. They were a total contrast, and yet they complemented each other. It completed the sense of balance in the room, and Pitt liked it.

A log settled in the hearth, sending up a shower of sparks. Narraway leaned over and took a fresh one from the box, putting it on top of the others. The flames leaped up quickly to accept it.

“If what Tellman says is true,” he said at last, “then you have to start immediately. And Tellman is a good man. I think he would not say this if he could escape it. I assume he has no history with Ednam? Or any of the others? No, I assumed not. You have to know if it is just bad practice at that station, petty corruption that you can discipline the men for, perhaps get rid of the worst of them…although, God help us, it rather looks as if young Duncannon may have done that for you.”

“Of course Tellman hates it,” Pitt agreed. “I could think of a strong argument for dealing with it as discreetly as possible, with some acceptable story for the public, if I were sure there was no more than Tellman found. But if it has any connection at all with the shooting for which Lezant was hanged, then it can’t be left. For a start, Duncannon will open it up again, whatever else we do on a smaller scale.”

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