By the Pricking of My Thumbs

Episode three

Model 1873

Stoney Hollow

June, 1895

John replaced the receiver and sat back in his chair. There was little joy in inheriting his uncle’s company. It was all so troublesome. 

He began to open letters one by one, reading their contents and making a list of further work to be done. Aunt Louise provided some measure of relief. His father’s sister, Louise, had …