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His Grace lifted his other eyebrow, but all he said to this was, "You’ll find that substantially easier now, I’ll warrant"
As if rescuing woular affairs And hell, if Clermont had any acquaintance with Free at all, it probably was
Chapter Twenty
IT TOOK EDWARD THIRTY-THREE MINUTES to convince the sergeant on duty of his identity In the end, the man sent a runner to the House of Lords to ascertain the truth When the boy caeant Crispin becah business," Crispin said "Rough indeed I--uh--know your brother"
"Oh, do you?" Edward asked in a low voice His brother had worked out an arrangeards to Free, and God help theto her in the hour and fifteen eeant licked his lips "I don’t suppose you’re here to, ah, agree to the sa?"
"I don’t know" Edward said blandly "What sort of arrangement did you have?"
The , really Why are you here,hiet worse froet all he could froement with my brother is of little importance to me Carry on with that as you will"
The man looked faintly relieved
"I’ held here"
"Ah?" The sergeant looked about "In these front cells?"
"No" He’d glanced through them when he came in
"Are you sure he’s here, then? We’ve only a handful of cells in the back, and those won’t be of much interest to you"
"Well, show me them, if you would" Edward did his best to look bored "I’ll judge whether they’re of interest; you needn’t decide for ent tripe that a lord spouted--as if he were the center of the universe
But the man didn’t punch him in the face for his condescension Instead, he ducked his head "Of course, my lord I only wish to be of assistance But there’s nobody back there but the suffragettes"
"Nonetheless"
The hed nor rolled his eyes at this Edas conducted through aa handful of holding pens filled oowns Edward scanned the to rest on the very one he was looking for She sat on a bench talking to another wolanced up as he came in, but then looked away
It took hinize him Since he’d left her at the station, he’d cut his hair close He’d shaved He’d donned a fine wool coat and a gentle stick If she’d heard hieant, she’d have heard his sleekest, poshest accent
He wasn’t anyone she knew any longer