Remain strong. Please believe me when I tell you that each procurement I was forced to make, whenever possible, was carried out with mercy and compassion.
With all my love.
Your dearest Uncle, Harry.
Carol stared at the page. She re-read it a second time, her eyes focusing on the part about the solicitor sending her the letter before she came to the house. Obviously that had not taken place; the solicitor - according to the agent – not having been willing to trust the postal service.
But why had her Uncle been so insistent that she should read the book first?
She picked up the ledger, and turned it over in her hands.
Outside she heard the first crash of thunder, as the rain grew in intensity.
She wandered what could be so special about the book’s contents, and what - more importantl
