Chapter 18: An Interview with Mrs. Rose Baker
Upon arriving in York and asking directions about nearby lodgings, Leslie and Edward set off down Nunnery Lane for the Vale Inn and Pub. They booked a room for the night, stashed their satchels, and then proceeded to the pub where they tucked into a quick lunch of steak and mushroom pie, washed down with a pint.
An hour later they were headed a few blocks east to Dale Street and the home of Mrs. Rose Baker. A weed-ridden walkway led to a two-story home of old brick, painted a faded white, and a short flight of steps with a peeling red door and a tarnished brass knocker.
A small woman of indeterminate age, dressed in a black uniform, white cap, and matching apron verging on the dingy side, met them at the door. “Come along,” she said. “Madam’
