Chapter ONE - Weebly

other you to work so closely with a woman like
Sephira Pryce? Does Bett know that you have dealings
with her?”
“I do not!” Geoffrey said. But his denial seemed to
lack conviction.
“Of course not.” Ethan started to walk away, then
turned to face Brower again. “I’ve never had anything
to fear from you, Geoffrey. But if you dare get in my
way again, I’ll have a conversation with my sister that I
believe she’ll find quite illuminating.”
He didn’t wait for a response. Nor did he return to
the Derne house. This had nothing to do with Geoffrey
Brower, or with Sephira Pryce for that matter. If Derne
had made up his mind not to speak with him, Ethan
could do little to force the matter. At least as long as
Derne remained in his home.
Instead, Ethan headed back to the center of the city,
to the Boston Prison. The time had come for him to
speak with Ebenezer Mackintosh.
Thomas Hutchinson had mentioned to Ethan that
Mackintosh’s friends were working to get the
cordwainer released from gaol, but Ethan had put little