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“That re at a table in the parlor in front of an archedthat overlooked the street below, the clip-clop of horses’ hooves and the squeak of carriage wheels drifting up Isaac looked at the open door to the next room, where the child had fallen asleep on the bed “You believe the lad saw you and your cousin at the orphanage a few days before the robbery?”

“That had to have been it My father asked e in funds As patrons of the charity for the orphanage, he feels it’s our responsibility to ensure that nothing was amiss”

“And ere the findings?”

“My cousin assuredthat would suggest a ement of the funds”

“Your cousin assured you? This wasn’t your assessment?”

I felt a twinge of worry “He offered to look at the books He’s ures”

“Was there anyone else with you besides your cousin that afternoon?”

“Our driver”

“Did he ever leave the carriage?”

“No”

“Only you and your cousin?”

“He’s not a thief”

“Quite possibly he’s a murderer Which is far worse”

“Impossible He and his wife have a newborn son He’d never—”

“By any chance does your cousin gamble?”