Heirs Of Acadia - 02 - The Innocent Libertine - Plot & Excerpts
She was back in Newgate Prison, crouched in the narrow recess between the empty fireplace and the side wall. The association room, the jailer called it, leering at her as he rattled his keys. Everything she thought had come since then had been only a dream. The surprise arrival of Lady Houghton, the anguish she caused her family, the meetings with Wilberforce, the travel to America. All a myth, a fabrication created by her fevered mind. She had only imagined that a countess would appear like a delivering angel to sweep her away. Abigail struggled to see the fetid room with its flickering shadows and gloomy tallow candles, and knew she would never escape. Never. The far door opened. The creaking hinges sounded like the wails of prisoners trapped inside forever. The stone walls glistened with centuries of tears. The jailer entered, his stained leather apron stretched taut over his enormous belly.
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