Chapter 25
Five pounds likely would have been enough to satisfy the owner of Lady Perdition, but Julien paid the man ten to assure his silence. The owner didn’t seem to think anything strange about Julien’s request; he merely leered as if he knew what Julien was about. That puzzled Julien somewhat as he took a seat behind one of the fire screens. He would have expected such a reaction from a brothel owner, but not from the keeper of a gaming hell.
Perhaps the man had heard of the Earl of Blackstone’s preference, but did he truly believe Julien got satisfaction from peeping at desperate men as they lost fortunes on the turn of a card?
Whatever the keeper thought, it was of no matter to Julien as long as it meant he was allowed to use the same concealed nooks as the hell’s employees did t
