Chapter 28
Sir Lyle arrived at his London house in the dead of the night to find a guest awaiting him. He was not surprised, for he had asked the small, weedy-looking man to meet him.
“I need all the information you can gather on Jocelyn Avebury. Captain, Royal Navy, recently married to the Countess St Clair. There may be some confusion about the countess – she is the daughter of the late Earl Delamare, and her title comes to her through the maternal line.”
“Ah, one of those.” The little man c****d his glass of whiskey at him.
“Yes. I expect you are familiar with such titles since they are more common in your part of the world.”
The man inclined his head. He was Irish.
“There is something a little odd about Avebury. I would like you to find out what it is. He is accused of murder. He
