Death of a Duchess by Nellie Steele (i like reading books .TXT) 📕

The Secret of Dunhaven Castle Excerpt

Arriving in the kitchen, she found Mrs. Fraser preparing her lunch. The other woman was nowhere in sight. “You can call off the emergency, Mrs. Fraser, I found Riley.”

“Emergency?” Mrs. Fraser looked up from her work, not understanding what Cate was talking about.

“Yes, didn’t the other girl tell you? I thought I lost Riley, but I found him, thankfully.”

“Other girl?” Mrs. Fraser asked, perplexed.

“The other girl. I saw her in the entry hall. I told her to come and get you to help find Riley. She ran down the hall, did she not tell you?”

“I’m the only one in the place, Lady Cate. No cleaning service here today and both men are outside.”

Cate was dumbfounded. She struggled to get the word “what” out to Mrs. Fraser. Clearing her throat she followed up with, “I thought…” she stammered, “I thought maybe you hired your replacement and were training her?”

“Nay, I haven’t hired a replacement to train, Lady Cate. As far as I know, we are the only ones here.”

“Mrs. Fraser, I saw a woman standing right at the bottom of the stairs. She was wearing a long black dress and a white apron.”

“Long black dress and white apron?” Mrs. Fraser said, puzzled.

“Yes, I SAW her, no mistaking it. She stood right there in front of me, I spoke to her!”

“Did she speak to you?”

“Well, no.” Cate said after some thought. “But I didn’t imagine her.”

Mrs. Fraser went back to her work without a word. Cate pursed her lips. “I can’t believe I’m actually going to say this but… do you think she could have been a… a ghost?”

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