The Book of Blood Volume 6 The Last Illusion Part 2

The Book of Blood Volume 6 The Last Illusion Part 2

Valentin retired from the room, not taking his beady eyes off Harry until the last possible moment. 'Somebody died,' said Harry, once the man had gone. 'That's right,' the widow said, sitting down again. At her invitation he sat opposite her, amongst enough cushions to furnish a harem. 'My husband.' Tm sorry.' 'There's no time to be sorry,' she said, her every look and gesture betraying her words. He was glad of her 8 grief; the tearstains and the fatigue blemished a beauty which, had he seen it unimpaired, might have rendered him dumb with admiration. 'They say that my husband's death was an accident,' she was saying. 'I know it wasn't.' 'May I ask . . . your name?' 'I'm sorry. My name is Swann, Mr D'Amour. Dorothea Swann. You may have heard of my husband?' The magician?' 'Illusionist,' she said. 'I read about it. Tragic.' 'Did you ever see his performance?' Harry shook his hea…