Birds of Prey
By Mary Elizabeth Braddon
27 Jan, 2020
THE HOUSE IN BLOOMSBURY. What about? There are some houses whereof the outward aspect is sealed with the seal of respectability – houses which inspire confidence in the minds of the most sceptical of butchers and bakers – houses at whose area-gat
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THE HOUSE IN BLOOMSBURY. What about? There are some houses whereof the outward aspect is sealed with the seal of respectability – houses which inspire confidence in the minds of the most sceptical of butchers and bakers – houses at whose area-gates the tradesman delivers his goods undoubtingly, and from whose spotless door-steps the vagabond children of the neighbourhood recoil as from a shrine too sacred for their gambols. Less