A Brutal Chill In August: A Novel Of Polly Nichols, The First Victim Of Jack The Ripper - Plot & Excerpts
“I must remain home on Tuesday to await a delivery of ink and paper,” she told her father on a Sunday, “but the larder is empty. Would you return from the street early tomorrow so I’ll have the afternoon to go to market?” “I’ll miss out on at least a shilling’s worth of trade,” he said. “I’ll speak to Bill about lowering your room and board fee for the week.” Polly’s printing consistently produced a good extra income, and that fact wasn’t lost on Bill Nichols. That evening, he agreed to lower her father’s contribution to the household fund by one shilling for the week. Papa agreed to stay home Monday afternoon to look after John and Percy. Monday brought a heavy overcast sky that left the city in twilight all day. Before going to market, Polly went to the Compass Rose with the hope of speaking with Judith Stanbrough. As she neared the pub, she worried, and, strangely, hoped that Judith might be too far along in her pregnancy to come so far for a drink. Polly entered the establishment and made her way into the area where she’d seen Judith before.
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