![]() Wellesley was curbing his stallion lest it get too far ahead of the Highlanders. Sharpe, reproved by the tone in the dying man's voice, again muttered his thanks. Only Sharpe, outside of Foulness, was a danger to his Lordship, and without these account books Sharpe was helpless. ![]() No one, apart from Simmerson and Girdwood knew the extent of his involvement. The officers might, at risk of punishment, admit to taking money, but not one of them could prove that Lord Fenner was involved, for his Lordship had taken great care to stay deep in the shadows, letting others show themselves and earn the money he craved so badly. Which only left the missing men as an embarrassment, yet what damage could they cause? They knew nothing. Pitt wrote it in the sheriff's notebook and handed it back.It's long distance. I do not remember being the naive one very long. That time came, however, and rather quickly. This day of initiation was only one of hundreds, nay, thousands that were to follow, and I don't know when I started to understand with any preciseness what my boy companions said. ![]() I was quiet, listening to him, watching him.
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