Chapter 24Lucius Doberman sat back in his chair, picked up his brandy goblet and waited for a response from his companions. At first, nothing but a palpable silence greeted the end of his revelation. Joe Cutler was the first to break the silence.
“A ship? A b****y ship? Like you say, what has a ship to do with all this? Glastonbury's nowhere near the coast as it is, so where's the connection?”
“You tell me, old chap,” said the professor. “I told you my news would only serve to muddy the waters further.”
“But couldn't Livara still have been the name of a long forgotten village or settlement, and the ship's owners came up with that name by coincidence?” asked Sally.
“Barely a chance in a million, Sally,” Doberman went on. “Marcus and I looked it up, and the Livara was one of two ships ow
