Once they disappear, Richard’s life is thrown into upheaval. Door apologises to Richard, and she and the Marquis leave. Richard meets the Marquis, after following directions delivered by a rat, and takes him back to his place and to Door. Richard warily turns the two men away, and the girl (who introduces herself as “Door”) quickly (via a pigeon) contacts a friend, the Marquis de Carabas, to take her home. The girl comes to the next day, and As Richard and the girl are getting to know each other, two men, Croup and Vandemar appear at his door looking for their ‘sister’ who had run away. Ignoring his fiance’s calls, Richard picks up the bloodied girl and rushes her back to his apartment. On the way to dinner with his fiance’s high-profile boss, a girl, beaten and covered in blood, falls through a wall and collapses at his feet. Little does he realise, that isn’t going to last very long. He’s a successful businessman, rents a flat in mid London, and has met a beautiful woman, who, despite their differences, has agreed to marry him. When Richard Mayhew moves from Scotland to London for work – he isn’t expecting much of a change.
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