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"Mr Harlowe’s, of course Child, the professor’s group would not pay me a whit of attention I am a housekeeper so far beneath their notice that I’reed dogs But the professor trustedof a confidant He needed someone in the house he could trust totally"

So, like Cade, she’d been playing both sides "Did he or Mr Harlowe tell you about an asked

Mirriarave, or any relation of the professor’s fro you, but I had no idea why Just another foundling he took in ht have actually been froan raised an eyebrow

"What Mr Harlowe told h it has not been so easy an explanation to accept Yes, I knohat the brooch you are wearing an’s hand flew to her brooch She’d forgotten it was there It was coe, Miss Goodgrave," Mirriaet cold, and I will tell you no an dipped her spoon into the porridge, trying to keep as still as possible to avoid upsetting her stomach even more She did not knohy Mirriarave when she knew it to be incorrect, but perhaps it was difficult to change old habits

Mirriam told her how Inspectors had raided the professor’s house after Arhys had gone to them

"Poor old Grott," she said "You and the professor had already disappeared into the mill, and he would not permit the Inspectors in without the professor’s leave They took him outside and beat him Beat him horribly He was an oldup to them"

"Is he--?"

Mirriam looked weary and haunted "They just let him die there in the yard They would not let us help hian set her bowl aside She hadn’t eaten but a few spoonfuls How could she eat while Mirrias? Mirria her story She related how the Inspectors started searching the house, tearing it apart, giving special attention to the library and questioning the staff

"They took Lorine away"

"Lorine? Why?" Karigan instantly feared for the forht the Inspectors put her through?

"They informed us they planned to send Arhys to Gossham," Mirriam replied "We--Mr Harlowe and I--don’t knohy, except that it is possible they soe If that is the case, we don’t kno At any rate, they took Lorine to be her governess, someone familiar to care for her and handle her No doubt those Inspectors found Arhys to be, shall we say, trying" At this last she emitted a dark chuckle then added, "They were about to question le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>