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My Aunt. Chapter 18
Date: 10/16/2014, Categories: First Time, Author: Annamagique, Rating: 7, Source: LushStories
that go on in this house? You despicable man, Charlie Manston! And did Maggie know about this?" "'eavens, Miss, 'course she din't! She would've ripped out my tongue if she knew! She told me these things to excite me when we... well, y' know." I stood silently, not sure what to believe. It occurred to me that he didn't seem to know what had killed her. He thought that his fist incriminated him which, of course, it didn't. Maggie had been flogged, not beaten and I had seen with my own eyes that he had slapped her, not punched her. I began to think that it was quite possible that he was telling the truth. "Just supposing I do believe you," I offered. "Will you come to the Police and clear yourself. Tell them all you know?" "You mean you would help me?" He looked doubtful. "If you come to the Police I will be with you but that does not necessarily mean I trust you, Charlie Manston. However, I am willing to listen." "You better not trick me!" he replied as he stepped towards me. I stepped quickly backwards. "I will not trick you," I promised. "But you either trust me or you are on your own." "All right, then, I'll come with you," he said. "Good," I answered. "But first, we will go to see Doctor Harris and get your hand cleaned." "Doctor 'arris won't see me for a scraped 'and!" he exclaimed. "He is a surgeon!" "Oh, he will if I ask him to," I replied. "Why 'im and not a medic?" Manston frowned, suddenly appearing very doubtful. "I told you, Charlie. You either trust me or you ...