'' i shall miss you master 's gold very ... '' the butcher stopped abruptly as something caught his eye , a pair of gloves dangling from the boy 's belt . the gloves bore a crest on them , a crest that the butcher recognised . he saw that crest when he served duke leopold in acre . he began to speak again rather briskly , '' ...
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'' the thousand in there was supposed to be the second payment . '' '' so the blackmail is recent ? '' owen asked sharply . '' you were n't bothered by any demands until a few weeks ago ? '' '' no . '' arthur dropped his head into his hands . '' i thought there would only be the one
payment

she smiled and hurried forward , her loose blouse just barely hinting at her rounded pregnant stomach . she disappeared down the hall and returned with a small silver tray and a man at her side , who held a camera . griffin watched maylee try to figure it out , frowning to herself . he took the box from audrey , and then turned to
maylee