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Kat settled into a corner of Pepys Library, taking advantage of the quiet reading rooms. With its many windows framed by buttery gold brocade curtains and rich blue carpets, the atmosphere felt cheery even during the winter months.
Tall, dark wooden bookshelves lined the wall opposite the row of windows. Reading desks and display cases alternated through the middle of the room. The library had originally belonged to Samuel Pepys, who had served as secretary to the admiralty for many years. He’d contributed a unique collection of three thousand books and manuscripts to Magdalene College.
Everything was preserved the way Pepys had left it, right down to the glazed bookcases that he’d had made by the dockyard joiners over the years.
She smiled as she studied the room. So full of history
