The Revelation
The next day, Mr. Pike called many of the servants from Spadros Manor as witnesses, who testified I’d been there off and on since I was a child.
He asked an old scullery maid, “What sort of mistress is she?”
“Very fair, sir. Kinder to the staff than she should be.”
“In what way?”
“She praises our work, and thanks us. Us!” The woman shook her head in astonishment. “She’s given us gifts, even.”
“What sort?”
“We had an outing a few months back, and she gave me this necklace,” she pulled it out to show. “Was one of them ‘miracle gems,’ and I ain’t been sick once since then, sir.”
“How would you speak of her character?” He asked Pearson.
Pearson said, “The highest, sir. She’s only ever been concerned for the well-being of others, even the servants. When there’s a wrong d
