Palace of Spies Excerpt

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I n which a dramatic reading commences, and O ur H eroine receives

an unexpected summons.

London, 1716

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m w h d . J p , d v . Wh ?H w h ? Sh d m , d

m , h mp m p h m h w -h L w & B w Sh w d S , h w m p v d x m .

h, , P . H w d . M w h d h p -p m h d d m h d v h p h

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h m h k . h k d v E h m .

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v d, v h p h . Sh p d h p h d d d k hh d p k pp p p . h w

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k m h v m h d v hm k . I m E d! Y w vk m v !

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f m k h p , h h p h m,d h d L d h d

Wh h d d v d h h d h L d . . . L d . . .

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h m h d m h h k m h dz d d w h m. L d H h pp p

v d h d H d d hd h m k h h. B L d pp p

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h d h h d , d wh d m z d p p pp h m .

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d m h h h D L . h, , d w d m p v h ? M h

d h m v m h d . k w h h w p d d , v .

h j h w h h d h h k .v pp d h h d v h h. Y

h ! W , p h p I h w p . h

B I v w k w wh h w d d h . F h m m , h d p d, d h k dp , v m h d.

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p p p d dd . Sh d d h p p d . Sh I p m ?

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pk . Sh I h m , h ?Y , , d .

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q m h, I d d f w d m .P , k w w v d .

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d m h d m m k, p h p.

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m . B h m d , h d p d dm D , h p m d.

I p d , m m. D d h . B M M F z j h m h km.

S , h d h d m . I m . M m d m d v m h d mp p . Norwich.

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m . . .v d h d m h w , d h

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h v d ? m q k .N h , I w . W w d d L d -

d N w k hd p h v . I d d L d d , h m , h p w d p v d w m h . B h , I h d d- v d m h h d mp d d m .

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m h w h v m , p v v h d . I w k d h w, d k d m

k m d d m w d h w

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m h d k w h w k d d p kh h h h h . h v h h dm d m d d w m . S d d h h d h p

h p . Wh I w k d , h w v h d-, m h h v h h h w h h h

h q w h . H h -qw , d p wd d , h p h h d m d .

I w d m d m m d , hm d h D k h d m m p w h m. B h

m I d h p d - P p , I w h d, , p ,

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h k h k d, d k d. M d h w w h

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I h v m d w , P . P pp k d h d m d k d w h d dw x h p p m .

G d w ? S ?Y . P p p h d h d m h

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I n which O ur H eroine learns much that is unexpected, finds hope

unlooked for, and shares a sad confidencewith an old and trusted friend.

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p B d . h k w k p h m , v h m m m p

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w p h d d h . Ex p , , w .I w ph . I w . m d , P p d d p m h p d.

m h H v , k h , d m h d-, h xp d p k v d .

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. h d h h I d w, I m h hp h d k d w w m d h h.

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h k.h , m k , w h d h v . M

k h w v m k h m

w d h , d I h m. h dd d m . I d h h d w d h w ,

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m d w h h w m m , d h D k, dh h Id d m h k. Y hh v w h , d I m v v d . W h v h p m v , d km wh w w , m d w m !d . . . wh h h m ? D d h k Id

m d ?Iv v m h m, I wh p d. Iv v v

h m.I h ? P d h k m d

h h d . h h M m m d

h h h w d w , d h d pp d h -k . h h d d, d v h h w p , h w w .

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r und-b cked ch ir nex her d gs nd s r igh ened herskir s.

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L d h h m. Including L d d N w k.

I w h k h . P m m h , P , d !

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N , P . N w d d m d E h h p . Y d k , m w I d . P k w d d h m k d v , d h m

h h d. W d E h w w d h mp d h

w . D ? I p ! Y d hL d h d d wh v k . d -

d h d B d , mp m. Far v h h h m . v pp d

m d w k.Sh m . I w mp d h

Id h d h m , d h w m h v- h h d. , k d h h m

m d. h h pp . Im d . I d h ,

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M m w h x v . M m d h , v h d w d. I w h d hm d , h , h d . I h d d w h p , w d , d , h , d

d , d h h d hh h d w . h w , w , dh m d k d m , I w h d p m d q w .

I h d w d w, p m w , d k wh I d w p v . I w w d

k p m h k m p h . N hm d h m m . Wh m d w h d I

d h h h h . Ev v .I d d . I d d h k.

Y m m d m ? k d vx . , v d v dd .

I w . I j h h k. D , I d mv . S ? Im h v -d w . I h h . I m d m m .

v d m x d, w d xp .Y k S wh h m, P . Im

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h m d h , d I m k F ,h p d v h d v m , d wh

h d m p w. I k d p m d d p .

I w d. Wh w m h M h d d d m h v p d h d p h h .

I w h d. M p w w d d d, I w p . B I w ph d.

d v d p w h , d h- v d h h , h p .

B I v h d. F m m d , I h d h d m .M h d m h d h m -

. I d m m q h m Id m h p d M h w h h v d d d h .

H , P . M h h d h m , d I h m . Sh h d m h , h h

m w. H , d w m d v w.

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h p w h m d d m . W k k -h , d h h d x h w .

F h , M m m m h- v d d h

mp d h . I h m m , w k I w k d .M m h d d d h d h m h


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d pp . I h d w d h -w d. M m w d , h d h d d, d I m xp d h .

Wh I w , I k d h p d Id, h k w m w m,

m m . Sh w , h v h m h .h m m h h . h k d

d w m h d m d , I h d d m h d. I z d, d z d , d w

d .h z d d p m -p d m . I

d I w p, wh h p , I z d F d w k d.

Im . I h d h d- h d d

m h d d w h h . Im . , v . . . h . h h M . S S d dh d d h pp d. I m d m w m k pw h .

v h h d m , I m d F . Im h h w . I h m d , h mk d. M h k d p . W d h h - h . d h N w G d . Id w w d w k d p h d . M xpd , m m m d , wh h d v-

d, w d h k d . w ,

Im m d, I w h v w wh P ph k .

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h p h- d m , d h w d h h d d .

P h p v h , I d F . P h p h h .

F d d m h v p h m . Ih d h d w d m v w d

h . h w , , h I d d .

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