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Hamiltoncouldhear,fromthenoisesoutsidethewindow,thatthehuntershad

caughtupwiththeirprey.TherewasaparticularnoisethatDerbyshireMan

Houndsmadesecondsbeforeimpact.Acatchintheircriesthattoldoftheir

excitement,theshiftinbreathingastheypreparedtoleapattheneckofthe

quarrytheridershadruninforthem.Heappreciatedthatsound.

HelookedbacktowhereTurpinwassittinginawingchair,thevolumeof

Butrisshe’dtakenfromSanderton’slibraryintheearlystagesofthehunt

stillopenonhislap.TheskinonTurpin’sfacewasapatchworkofdifferent

shades,fromfairnewfreckthatwouldhaveputanIrishmantoshametothe

richertonesofamulatto.Thiswascommoninthehigherranksofthe

military,asignthatpartsofTurpin’sbodyhadbeenregrownandgraftedback

onmanydifferentoccasions.Hamiltonsawitasanaffectation,thoughhe

wouldneverhavesaidso.Hehadaskedforhisownnewrightarmtomatchthe

restofhisbodycompletely.He’dexpectedTurpin,oroneoftheotherranking

officerswhooccasionallyrequestedhisservices,toaskaboutit,butthey

neverhad.

Thenoisefromoutsidereachedacrescendoofcriesandhornsandthesudden

highhowlofonedogclaimingthepreyandthenbeingdeniedmorethanarip

atit.Turpinopenedhiseyes.“Damn,”hesaid.Hemanagedaslightsmile.

“Still,fivehours.Theygottheirexercise.”

Hamiltonreflectedthesmilebackathim,shiftinghisposturesothathe

mirroredTurpin’snonchalantairmoreexactly.“Yes,sir.”

Turpinclosedthebook.“Ithoughttheyhadmeanhourago,whichiswhyI

sentforyou.How’syourweekendbeen?HasSandertonbeenkeepingyouinthe

styletowhichyou’reaccustomed?”Turpinhadarrivedunannouncedand

unexpected,asheoftendid,latelastnight,sittingdownattheendof