The two of us were alone; Lord Tom had not yet come in for breakfast, and Daniel was apparently still asleep. “I told you what McKenna said about those German collectors up north.” Junius spoke lightly, but I tensed, already knowing where this would lead, where it had led a hundred times before. ...
Everyone else had gone to bed hours ago. The warm darkness seemed empty; it sharpened his need, accentuated his hunger. He was alone and heartsick, and the feeling was achingly, hauntingly familiar. He swallowed when he looked at the shadowed table. Moonlight slatted throu...
The chaos and congestion that usually clogged the street during the day had given way to one or two wagons making night deliveries, carriages heading to the opera or the theater or a supper party, men going to their clubs. There were couples walking and tired newsboys and vendors making their way...