Lessons from Underground (Master Diplexito and Mr. Scant Book 3)

Lessons from Underground (Master Diplexito and Mr. Scant Book 3) — page 3
my mentor of course but found myself wondering what I’d do if he rushed off and left me here in the nothingness We were in pursuit of a gang of thieves who had broken into the Royal Pavilion in Brighton two or three hours away by motorcar They had stolen many of the fine vases and fixtures that the former queen had put on display there Mr Jackdaw our contact at Scotland Yard said his trusted sources spotted the gang going into what they called the old smugglers caves These sources apparently weren’t capable of doing anything about it though which is where Mr Scant and I became useful If we can clear up this little problem without too much kerfuffle the higher-ups will take my intelligence intelligence network more seriously Mr Jackdaw had told me on the telephone And there’s a reward from the mayor of Brighton in it for you so I’d call that worthwhile Wouldn’t you And so here we were late at night in the chilly caves At times like this Mr Scant’s gift for stealth only made things worse because I all too easily pictured pictured myself alone but for a ghostly lantern floating beside me Every time I turned my head I silently begged the darkness not to spew forth whatever 2