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"As you wish," Evie said She opened the pocket doors onto the crowd "Right this way, if you please, folks We’re walking to the dining room, where it’s possible that séances took place and spirits lance back at Will "And while we don’t know for certain, it’s rumored that President Abe Lincoln himself may have communed with the other side at this very table"

Will stubbed out his cigarette and immediately lit another

"Ask me how much money we made today" Evie beamed at Sam and Jericho It was five fifty, and the last person had been pushed out only ten h to pay the light bill and still have enough left over for a cup of tea Well, hot water"

"Good work, you," Sam said

"Good work, all of us," Evie corrected

The thud of the brass knocker echoed in the e tih

"Want et rid of ’em?" Sam said

"No, I’ll do it Jericho, keep an eye on Sam near the till," Evie teased with a wink

Just outside, Me at the massive oak doors Ever since Sister Walker had mentioned the story of the Diviners and Cornelius Rathbone’s sister, Liberty Anne, he’d wondered about the place He’d wondered if this Dr Fitzgerald ht on both the business with Isaiah and the strange syh, he wasn’t sure that he should have come after all He didn’t even know these people What could he say that wouldn’t make him sound like a fool? And how did he know if he could trust them? For all he knew, thelike you haven’t got a lick of sense, Memphis chided himself, as if Aunt Octavia were nearby He was about to turn and walk back to the subhen the irl with blond curls and big blue eyes leaned against the door fra in another ten etically

"Oh, I see I’ll come back another day, then Sorry to have bothered you" Meee Co day, and I may have to take rand, dark lass s It was more like a cathedral than an old house

"Evie O’Neill, at your service"