Название: Man Behind the Façade
Автор: June Francis
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Историческая литература
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‘If she is not, I will have a bone to pick with her. There should be a lantern lit down here at the very least,’ said Jane, removing her gloves and peering at Rebecca through the gloom. ‘What if the house had caught fire and no one here to save the children?’
Rebecca lit a candle from the embers of the fire and hurried towards the stairs. Jane rose to her feet and followed her. ‘I will come with you.’
The children were sleeping, but there was no sign of Maud. Both women concluded that once they had fallen asleep, the unreliable Maud had decided to skip off home. ‘That girl,’ said Jane wrathfully. ‘It will be the last time I employ her. Now let us to bed. It’s been a long evening.’
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