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Dr Taylor knew her identity Why else would he call herthe doctor’s visits to The Talbot Inn, Oliver must have mentioned her

She sat on the edge of her bed and recalled the conversation she’d had with Dr Taylor If she followed her own advice, then the strange incidents all cah

Believing the letters ht hold more information, she lifted the board and retrieved the away the cobwebs, she sat on the floor, opened the letters one by one and laid them out in front of her

None of thened

That in itself posed two questions How could they be certain Mr Watson sent them? What evidence did Christian have to suspect Mr Watson and his ere lovers?

Whoever wrote the letters deliberately used vulgar words, sexually explicit language So es Dr Taylor had been pretty blunt when he’d suggested y when it ca the anatomy

Return to bed … lock your door … one never knohen the dreaded fever will strike

Was the doctorher?

Was his subtle hint about Reverend Wilmslow’s slip from the wheel of morality a clue?

She turned to the blue notebook

One notable thing stood out The writing in the ledger proved vastly different in style to the penes of twenty or so names Bar the odd few the rest omen Married, un was too ses of addresses,Cross, one in Bloomsbury

Rose stood and moved to theShe flicked back to the naht

“Good Lord” The words burst from her lips “Miss Charlotte Stoneway” All four coluure of two hundred pounds She tried to recall the na but to no avail

Perhaps she should find the courage to speak to Christian Together theyhim, she had to tackle the matter before Dr Taylor revealed her identity

The first spots of rain hit the glass pane to draw her mind back to the present Black clouds aht patter soon became a torrential downpour