Chapter 15With similar circumspection, Jo waited until mid-morning before calling at Piccadilly to account to Ben and return what remained of his stipend, correctly surmising that, by then, Edward would have departed to the hospital. Jo discovered Ben in his armchair in the sitting room, wearing his dressing gown and a broad grin.
Accepting the proffered cup of coffee from Cribbins, Jo shared his observations of the night before at Watier’s, Ben’s eyebrows rising at the revelations.
“Well, I can truthfully tell the colonel that in this instance their suspicions were unfounded. Thank God that task was left to us rather than someone official.”
“I feel exactly the same,” Jo said. “What Beaufort and Gerrard were up to doesn’t harm anyone, and it’s no one’s affair but their own.”
“I imagine
