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      Praise for Andrew Taylor

      The Main Characters

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Chapter Twenty-Two

       Chapter Twenty-Three

       Chapter Twenty-Four

       Chapter Twenty-Five

       Chapter Twenty-Six

       Chapter Twenty-Seven

       Chapter Twenty-Eight

       Chapter Twenty-Nine

       Chapter Thirty

       Chapter Thirty-One

       Chapter Thirty-Two

       Chapter Thirty-Three

       Chapter Thirty-Four

       Chapter Thirty-Five

       Chapter Thirty-Six

       Chapter Thirty-Seven

       Chapter Thirty-Eight

       Chapter Thirty-Nine

       Chapter Forty

       Chapter Forty-One

       Chapter Forty-Two

       Chapter Forty-Three

       Chapter Forty-Four

       Chapter Forty-Five

       Chapter Forty-Six

       Chapter Forty-Seven

       Chapter Forty-Eight

       Chapter Forty-Nine

       Chapter Fifty

       Chapter Fifty-One

       Chapter Fifty-Two

       Chapter Fifty-Three

       Chapter Fifty-Four

       Chapter Fifty-Five

       Chapter Fifty-Six

       Chapter Fifty-Seven

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       About the Author

       By the same Author

       About the Publisher

       THE MAIN CHARACTERS

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       Infirmary Close, The Savoy

      James Marwood, clerk to Joseph Williamson, and to the Board of Red Cloth

      Margaret and Sam Witherdine, his servants

       The Drawing Office, Henrietta Street

      Simon Hakesby, surveyor and architect

      ‘Jane Hakesby’, his maid, formerly known as Catherine Lovett

      Brennan, his draughtsman

       Whitehall

      King Charles II

      James, Duke of York, his brother

      Joseph Williamson, Undersecretary of State to Lord Arlington

      William Chiffinch, Keeper of the King’s Private Closet

      George Villiers, second Duke of Buckingham

      John Knight, the King’s Surgeon General

       Clarendon House

      Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, the former Lord Chancellor of England

      George Milcote, a gentleman of his household

      Matthew Gorse, a servant

       Others

      Olivia, Lady Quincy, formerly Mistress Alderley

      Stephen, her footboy

      Mr Turner, a lawyer, of Barnard’s Inn

      Mr Veal, of London

      Roger, his servant

      Rev Dr Burbrough, of Cambridge

      Rev Richard Warley, of Cambridge

      Mistress Warley, his grandmother

      Frances, a child

      Mr Mangot, of Woor Green

      Israel Halmore, a refugee

       THE ROYAL FAMILY

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       CHAPTER ONE

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      HE COULD NOT help himself. In one fluid movement, he stepped back, twisting to present his side to the enemy. His right leg was slightly bent at the knee, the foot pointing towards danger. In that instant, he was perfectly poised, as his fencing master had taught him, ready to thrust in tierce, ready to spit the devil before him like a fowl for the roasting.

      As he moved, he heard a sharp intake of breath, not his own. His right foot was on solid ground. But the left (‘at right angles to the body, monsieur, for stability and strength’) was floating in the air.

      ‘God’s—’

      In that same instant, he stared at the figure in front of him. Dusk was pouring through the grimy windows of the basement like a noxious vapour. He wanted to beg for help. No words came.

      He flung out his arms in front of him in a violent

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