The next morning Yarrow held his normal briefing, mentioned his visit to Emily Dickinson, giving only general background detail, but did not mention his theories.
After the briefing, he called Marcus Harding into his office and closed the door behind him.
‘Something wrong, sir?’ Marcus asked in a concerned voice, thinking that he was in trouble for something, although he could not think what it might be.
‘No, nothing. Take a seat, I’ve had some ideas and I’d like to run the through you first, make sure I’m not barking up the wrong tree.’
Marcus was pleased to be included in Yarrow’s thinking; it was why he enjoyed working for him, glad to be used as a sounding board. He felt it was a sign of the confidence that Yarrow placed in him.
Yarrow laid out his hypotheses regarding Miriam and
