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She shook her head “No People thought it ahter from those in the vicinity

“But you found your way into the room?” Verity clarified

“Yes, I re at my throat Nausea roiled in my stomach” At some point, she had collapsed to the floor “Someone helped me to a chair The room spun round and round, and I heaved ready to cast up my accounts”

“Can you recall anything else?” Scarlett asked

Cassandra screwed her eyes tight, but the i went black”

“What about sounds?” Verity said “They’re often overlooked”

A sudden knock on the retiring room door made it difficult to concentrate, but eventually her ht Indeed, she recalled the distant echo of voices To “So salts” The scene faded into silence “I’m sorry That is all I remember”

“You’ve done exceptionally well,” Scarlett said

Cassandra forced her eyes open and blinked past the flashing lights blurring her vision “We’re no closer to finding the person responsible than ere a few o”

Verity arched a neat brow “On the contrary, the et the incident, and will re salts”

Scarlett placed a reassuring hand on Cassandra’s shoulder “The question now is, which one of us will visit Lord Craven and ask to question the maids?”

Lord Craven had a way ofthe hair on Cassandra’s nape prickle to attention Indeed, she ht have added hi cards with her father “Best we send a arth toBenedict for what’s happened, and he has the strength of character to demand Lord Craven’s attention”

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Another loud rap on the door h-pitched voice “Is anyone in there?” The handle rattled

“Excellent, noe all have a task to co the cries, but then she crossed the rooreeted the twoto use the bourdaloues “There’s a problem with the pulley system The maid asked that we limit the use of the room until they fix the issue”