Five For Silver: A John, The Lord Chamberlain Mystery - Plot & Excerpts
The sound echoed in the hallway, but Peter did not respond. Even in his own home, the Lord Chamberlain was being thwarted. It was as if he had succumbed to the plague and unknowingly entered a dreary afterlife where the pagan dead knocked forever at doors that refused to open. “Peter! Answer me! I order it!” A pause and then a reply. “Master, forgive me. I’m waiting to die. Everyone must stay away. I would not want my last act in this world to be to give you all the plague.” Hypatia, standing behind John, leaned forward to address the door. “Gaius told me it was all a matter of chance! Come out right now, Peter. The Lord Chamberlain’s has been tramping about the city all day on your account and it’s getting late. Do you want to leave this world disobeying the master’s orders?” “Please, master, don’t order me to open the door,” Peter replied with a hoarse sob.
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