Chapter 18
‘I do not like what I’m hearing from Mr Boseman, Clement. He has sent me a note that indicates the Ponsonby family are preparing for a confrontation. The hotel has closed, ostensibly for renovations, the children have been sent off to relatives, and two of the family have been spied at the Garden Palace on a number of occasions acting suspiciously!’
Clement stood by his washstand in his vest and drawers. Hooked over a nearby chair was a pair of moleskin trousers and a checked shirt, a brown woollen waistcoat and navy-blue jacket were folded over the armrest.
‘I have everything in hand, Father. If you want them to willingly give you the last relic you need, then they must be brought out, tempted into action. They will not give us anything for nothing and I plan to offer them f
