It turns out that Miss Haverstock kept a lot of things about herself hidden. As the novel opens, Kate and Charles have been enjoying an afternoon together when, in an effort to prolong their time together, Charles suggests that they pay a visit to his elderly upstairs neighbor, Miss Haverstock.īut as they climb the stairs, an unmistakable odor becomes evident. Nevertheless, he and Kate have been spending more time together, always properly chaperoned by either Fred or Mary, Kate’s younger sister. However, the downside to this is that he now has an additional expense which, added to the frequent bailing out of his parents due to his father’s inability to stay within a budget, means that his marriage has been postponed yet again.
Dickens is in a slightly better situation now, with his journalistic sketches selling well and his love for Kate Hogarth having culminated in their engagement.ĭickens and his younger brother, Fred, have taken rooms for the summer in Chelsea to be closer to Kate. We return to 19th-century London in Heather Redmond’s Grave Expectations, her second mystery featuring Charles Dickens.
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