For a moment, he was put out that Loq hadn’t already gone back to do that - it seemed too intriguing a mystery for her not to, and she would be his first point of call for any mysteries to begin with!
But she couldn’t have had the papers very long, so perhaps Nelson was being unduly impatient, here. And his sister was not lacking in theories, because of course she wasn’t! Eloquence could always be counted upon for a solid theory.
He leant over her shoulder even more closely, inspecting the pages for their dates. Missing journal entries. Aha. He shook her shoulder in excited approval, and then stepped back, a grin brimming on his face.
Probably best not to get too excited, he told himself, supposing the first explanation for the torn out pages were that either the footman or someone else whom they implicated had destroyed the pages. But... there was still a chance that Belflor had thought of that possibility, and instead hidden the evidentiary pages somewhere for safekeeping.
If he had, and if the cookbook was anything to go by - well it would almost certainly be somewhere in this house.
Nelson tapped his foot and inclined his head meaningfully at the door. Fancy a treasure hunt? His eyes said.
But she couldn’t have had the papers very long, so perhaps Nelson was being unduly impatient, here. And his sister was not lacking in theories, because of course she wasn’t! Eloquence could always be counted upon for a solid theory.
He leant over her shoulder even more closely, inspecting the pages for their dates. Missing journal entries. Aha. He shook her shoulder in excited approval, and then stepped back, a grin brimming on his face.
Probably best not to get too excited, he told himself, supposing the first explanation for the torn out pages were that either the footman or someone else whom they implicated had destroyed the pages. But... there was still a chance that Belflor had thought of that possibility, and instead hidden the evidentiary pages somewhere for safekeeping.
If he had, and if the cookbook was anything to go by - well it would almost certainly be somewhere in this house.
Nelson tapped his foot and inclined his head meaningfully at the door. Fancy a treasure hunt? His eyes said.
