Chapter Forty
First thing Monday morning, Perry went to Bow Street to request an audience with Sir Mortimer.
Unfortunately, Sir Mortimer was exceedingly busy. The only time he had available was late in the day. Perry took it.
Next, he went to Cavendish Square, where he and Devereux had a long conversation with the valet, Goodlace. Perry had assumed the valet would be a bumptious, get-ahead type with an eye open for any opportunity that might present itself. Instead, he found himself interviewing a meek, self-effacing little man whom Perry could very well imagine being bullied into accepting a bribe.
Goodlace still had the money Saintbridge had given him. Several of the banknotes looked to be brand new. “Mind if I borrow these for an hour or two?” Perry asked.
“You think you can trace
