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Seeing those he should not see

Allison was seeing a ghost

If he suggested it, she’d deny it She’d give hiical explanations

But she was afraid

"I went to the hospital today," he said

"Oh!" She flashed hione by How is Mr Dixon? How’s Haley--and the boys?"

"The boys weren’t there Mr Dixon’s condition is unchanged Haley see up fairly well"

"I do need to see those kids"

"Tomorrow, maybe I know they’d appreciate it But I believe Todd in particular will appreciate that you’re going through the house He’s convinced you’re the key tohis father better"

"But I’m not!" She looked at him earnestly "Tyler, honestly, how could I help? Even if I were one of those crazy dial-a-psychic people and thought I could have a conversation with every soul who ever spent time in the house, how could that help Mr Dixon?"

"Coht on by so s Kat is our medical specialist, but she’s the first to remind us all that, so far, science has shown that the hureater than we use There reat deal of e consider to be paranor him back I’ve heard of cases where someone’s been in a coma for an unknown reason for years--and then cootten in our technological age, there are s we have yet to understand"

"I just don’t want to encourage Todd to believe I can create some kind of miracle for him"

"Just assure hie House and Tyler opened the gate and the door, keying in the alaro up to the attic?" he asked

"I guess we should"

She didn’t want to look toward Angus Tarleton’s study, and he didn’t bla a crime scene cleanup crew in the next few days, but at this point her friend’s blood still stained the floor

They climbed the stairs to the second story Tyler had been repeatedly drawn to the painting in Lucy’s rooered just outside in the hallway, studying it

"He doesn’t look so evil here," she said "He looks…conte a heavy burden and is sorry for what e do you think is the real one?"

"I iood people can do bad things, and people we consider to be bad can do good things And every hu is a rinned at hirinned back "So you’ve said"

"No, really, you’ve been exceptionally kind when I was pretty argue"

"Ma’aht have owned cows at one time," he said, "but I never had any I can ride like a deht shooter?" she teased

"My aiood, if I do say so myself"

They continued to the attic For a e Then Tyler stepped in, first lifting up the printer and co papers so they’d have a place to start

Allison went down on her knees, trying to gather up the slew of papers that covered the floor He knelt beside her, collecting other ones and giving them to her to sort "I think these are some kind of reservation sheets," he said

"They are If you can look for those, I’ll try to gather the research papers Oh, and that journal can go back on the desk It’s petty-cash payouts Lord! The tiny scraps all over are receipts for cleaning supplies, coffee… Things the eet all of that stuff The research is mostly yours?"

"Mostly But everyone orks here--or worked here," she added, "loved the history and was interested in it Ifthe family or the house or even the British in Philly, theyme a copy"

Tyler found sheets ripped froazine The headline read Lord Brian Bradley True Beast or Passionate Loyalist?