The Secret Passage
By Fergus Hume
17 Sep, 2019
Extract: The thoughts of Susan Grant. "Handsome old lady, probably nearly sixty. Funny dress for ten o'clock in the morning. She must be rich, to wear purple silk and old lace and lovely rings at this hour. A hard mouth, thin nose, very white hair, a
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Extract: The thoughts of Susan Grant. "Handsome old lady, probably nearly sixty. Funny dress for ten o'clock in the morning. She must be rich, to wear purple silk and old lace and lovely rings at this hour. A hard mouth, thin nose, very white hair, and very black eyebrows. Got a temper I should say and is likely to prove an exacting mistress. But I want a quiet home, and the salary is good. I'll try it if she'll take me." Less