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kate_nepveu) wrote2022-12-02 09:38 pm
F&N Daily, December 2
The end of Book 2!
Oh, I'm tired. Briefly, at least that's the hope: Cousin Brian the solicitor writes a rather nice threatening letter
objecting to the apparent suspicion of Richard for David's murder. I
suppose Kit got him on this? Susan writes to Kit, journal-style. Engels is charismatic; his partner Mary
somewhat inevitably fades into the background despite what seems like a
genuine effort to avoid it on the part of the authors. Kit's letters all
catch up at once, and James takes the revelation about his
parentage—and Richard's apology letter—very badly. I'm ashamed
that I also did not think of Richard's mother, Louisa, when the revelation
first came around. As for James's letter to Richard, I do remember how that
shakes out, so I'll just say now that I get where James is coming from. (I remember what Susan doesn't, about how Diana died. Though I don't know
how William died, and my lack of knowledge makes me suspect it is not
plot-relevant.) Richard's journal finally has the payoff for that damn Times article
about ship movement: Coslick deliberately shows it to him, and he spots His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke of Leuchtenberg, with several
gentlemen of his suite, visited the Brilliant on the 22nd He goes and questions someone on the ship who overheard the Grand Duke
"swear[ing] he could arrange the provocation, if only the others would
promise to submit the bill," and sends that to Kit. And then he wakes up in the middle of the night, remembering that Lee spoke
of Tournier's sister, and realizing she was likely the woman who threatened
him last time he was at this inn. He says he already sent the above letter
to Kit but would write another note, which is another we don't have. (I
never noticed these omissions before so I like noting them now.) And I don't know if that's all to be said about today, bit it's all I have
energy for. Spoilers admire a nice bit of legal correspondence
No entries tomorrow! A good chunk of pages for December 4, though.
+1 (thumbs-up, I see you, etc.)?
no subject
pointed out elsewhere that Richard's plan is to write to Kit and hope she shows the letter to Susan, which is rather an underestimation of her; I didn't expect this reread to drop my estimation of Richard re: Kit, but it does continue to do so.