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“And you still work for the Crown?” Thorpe clarified

“Yes, I collect information from a contact who sails on the Carron I pass it on to … well, I’e names”

“But Tho confir in the Thames

Lily nodded “We worked together for eight months before he died”

About the same time Thomas supposedly worked for the cloth merchant

Thorpe sat back, his expression indifferent yet his eyes held a hint of suspicion “May I ask why you’re still working the saue died under mysterious circumstances?”

Lily stared at a point beyond the sad, reflective “Do you think I have a choice? I follow instructions, Mr Thorpe But you have come here to learn about Thomas, not to hear inning”

“It usually helps,” Tho

rpe muttered

Daphne nudged him “Please, tell us all you know”

She looked at theue of ours was a traitor He said he had proof I urged hientleht Thomas died ere to meet at the docks, but he never ca shoulders evidence of her distress “Why did he not heed my advice?” she blurted “Did he not understand that desperatea life?”

“Did you love him?”

Daphne turned to Thorpe and frowned, shocked at the nature of his question Why was he concerned about the wo to know more about the traitor?

“Well?” Thorpe said when Lily failed to answer “It is not a difficult question”

Lily looked at Thorpe and then at Daphne “I loved hiue The sense of trust and respect we shared was similar to that which evidently exists between both of you”