Cold dread crept along my spine. What was I involved with?
* * *
Honor helped me out of my carriage in front of the Hart Ladies’ Club, and stubborn woman that I am, I thanked him for it. “Mrs. Hart will arrange my return, so you may enjoy the hospitality if you wish before returning home.”
Each club had facilities for the coachmen while they waited for their personages to complete their business. I heard that the Hart quadrant amenities were quite good.
He smiled. “Thank you, mum.” Then he glanced at the sky, which as usual, was overcast. “Wishing you good weather.”
The Hart Ladies’ Club had red doors edged with silver, and silver railings lined the brick steps. A man in red Hart livery with silver buttons and piping opened the door for me.
I entered the expansive red-carpeted lobby.
