The Royal Puzzle. Catherine Nightingale
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Название: The Royal Puzzle
Автор: Catherine Nightingale
Издательство: Издательские решения
isbn: 9785006512221
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Katherine picked up the phone, scrolling all the contacts to finally find “Mum”.
– Hello?
– Mum it’s me! Thank God! Are you all right?
– Katherine, deary. I’m afraid not. Your dad…
– I know, yet I still can’t figure out what’s happend to him. This disturbing message he’s sent me. I can’t get it out of my head. He was definetly on the verge of despair when typing it.
– Katherine, darling, he was kidnapped. I’m sure of it. All because of these damn Tudor treasures.
– How do you know?
– The letter…
– Which letter?
– Your father has been blackmailed for quite some time.
– Are you sure?
– Of course I am.-distress an anxiety vibrating through her voice.
– Mum, please, don’t panic. I’ll try to do something about this as soon as I can. Now that I’m with Daniel, everything’s going to be fine.
– Daniel? Daniel Lawrence?
– Yes… How do you know him?
– He’s your father’s best student and long-time friend. He’s a very good and trustworthy person. You’re definetly in good hands now.
– How do they come to know each other exactly?
– I figure, you should ask Daniel on that. You know your father has never shared a lot when it comes to his job.
– May be you’re right. Would you mind us calling you in an hour via Skype? To set things clear?
– Sure. I’m afraid it’s too much for me to bear on my own.
– Mum, I wish I could be there right beside you. How stupid of me to have caused you so much worry and pain due to my stubborness.
– Don’t blame yourself, darling. It’s not your fault.
– Mum, I’ll do everything to make it up to you both. Promise.
Chapter 13 A Portrait of A Woman
Having finally dried her hair Katherine left the bedroom. When passing by a bathroom she could hear water splashing inside.
He must be taking a bath. I should better go downstairs not to make him uncomfortable as soon as he leaves the room. It’s not my house after all, so sneaking around wouldn’t be polite.
With these thoughts in mind she took the stairs getting down slowly not to stumble as the staircase appeard to be pretty steep.
Why do I keep getting this nasty feeling when getting down the stairs? May be that’s due to my poor eyesight. Or perhaps the fear of heights? They constantly make me giddy…
First thing that came into sight as soon as Katherine reached the ground floor was a huge painting by Titian.[17]
– “The Allegory of Prudence”.[18] A painting representing three stages of human life: old age, maturity and youth.
– This painting owns special place in my heart.
Katherine shrugged at the remark turning to face Daniel getting down the stairs.
Why does he keep appearing like that? All of a sudden…
– Does it?
– It does. It helps me not to forget that turning back on one’s past and experience leaves no chance to build a brighter future and therefore, when being stuck completely in the past, you cannot enjoy the present moment. Duality, just like in Caravaggo’s painting we discussed earlier.
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