The Imbroglio At The Villa Pozzi (An Angela Marchmont Mystery Book 6) - Plot & Excerpts
His eyes were closed and he was quite immobile. She patted his face gently and felt for a pulse, but her fingers were trembling and she could find none.‘Oh, goodness me,’ she said in the greatest dismay. ‘Edgar! Edgar! Are you all right? Speak to me! Oh, what shall I do?’ She sat up and looked about her. ‘A doctor,’ she said. ‘Where can I find a doctor?’‘Are you quite mad?’ he said, opening his eyes, and she gave a little gasp of shock.‘I thought she’d killed you,’ she said.‘I’m not certain she hasn’t,’ he said weakly.‘Don’t move,’ she said. ‘Let me have a look. Where did she hit you?’‘In my side,’ he said. ‘She only hit me once, I think.’She pulled open his jacket and examined him as best she could in the dim light.‘It’s difficult to tell,’ she said. ‘It might be just a graze, but I can’t see well enough to be sure. We must get you to a doctor—and we must call the police and tell them to arrest La Duchessa immediately.’‘We can’t call the police, you idiot,’ he said.‘Oh, but—’ she said, and paused, aghast.
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