The Mystery of Haverlin Manor (In progress) by Katie R Jamison (chrome ebook reader .TXT) 📕

"My lord,there is a man here to see you."

"Thank you Darrens," Lord Haverly said,as he pulled off his gloves. "Were is he?"

"In the library my lord," Darrens said.

"Good, it is the only room in this house that stays halfway warm," Lord Haverly sais,as he started down the hall. "Please ask Mrs. Middleton if she will ready a tray of her best bisquits."

"Yes my lord," Darrens as he gave a short bow. "Did all go well with your meeting?"

"Indeed it did," Lord Haverly said. " I feel we are getting closer and closer to making our discovery known."

Lord Haverly opened the door to the library. "I am sorry to have kept.." He stopped in mdsentence when he realized who his quest was. "You!"

"Yes Lord Haverly, it is me," The man said, raising a revolver. 

There was a loud bang, and Lord Haverly clutched at his chest as he fell onto the carpet. Looking down he could see the crimson stain al ready coming through his shirt.

He looked up at the man as he walked towards the window. "No hard feelings, I just couldn't have you telling my little secret just yet."The man stopped and looked at him once more just outside the window. "You should be grateful though, I atleast came when your wife and lovely daughter were in London."

 I looked up at my grandmother's town house as our carriage rolled to a stop. The two story town house had been in the family for several generations, my grandmother had taken it over as her own when she decided that the fresh country air was to much on her old bones.

I let out another sigh as we waited for the driver to open our door. My mother and I had just arrived from out home out in the country and I missed it. My mother looked at me, and gave me a slight smile. 

"I know Evelyn, I would much rather be back home then here." She said, as she smoothed her skirt. But,your grandmother insisted that we came for the Cortwell's summer soree and your father felt it best that we come."

"I know," I said as the driver opened the door. "I just can't stand London after all the fresh air and wide open spaces of Haverlin Manor."

I accepted the hand that was offered and climbed down out of the carriage.I brushed the wrinkles from my skirt as my grandmother's butler approached us.

"Lady Mary, Lady Evelyn," he said with a bow. "Come,I shall have your baggage unloaded and taken to the roper quarters."

"Thank you 

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"Dance with me Lady Evelynn?" James asked,suddenly appearing at my side.He took my arm and lead me towards the ballroom floor. He turned towards me placing his hand on my waist,taking my  hand as I placed the other on his shoulder.He guided me out onto the dance floor aong the other couples sweeping me out into a waltz.

"Out with it." I said,as we spun around to a slightly less crowded part of the dance floor.

He looked around making sure there was no one close enough to over hear us."There was a murder last night," He said, turning her to sweep past a couple that had gotten close. "Lord Byron was found dead in his bed this morning."

His arms tightened around my waist as I stumbled a little. "Do you think he was the Lord B my father was writing to?" I asked as he spun me around to another part of the dance floor.

"We found a letter that he had started,it has your father's name on it. James said. He took my arm and led me off to the side when the dance ended. Finding an empty bench along the wall, he guided me towards it. "Wait here and I will get us a glass of wine." He said dissepearing into the crowd.

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Publication Date: 05-11-2012

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