An Old Betrayal: A Charles Lenox Mystery (Charles Lenox Mysteries) - Plot & Excerpts
The assassination attempts that had made the news occurred in 1840, 1849, 1850, and 1872—and most notably in 1842. During that year, when she was only twenty-three years old, a man shot at her carriage; the next day, the Queen insisted on riding the same route, in hopes that he would attempt it again. He did. He was a fellow named John Francis, and had been immediately arrested and charged with treason. In the end he had escaped the gallows and been transported to the colonies for life. Later in the same year, 1842, a different madman had tried to kill Victoria, but his pistol was improperly loaded. He had received eighteen months in jail. It took Lenox’s breath away to think of that leniency, after what he had seen this evening. On his person Godwin had a pistol, a sixpence, a key, and a shred of paper that said, in a firm, slanting hand, We forgive; we cannot forget. It was unsigned. He wore a beautifully tailored suit.
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