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Carrying on with Nineteen Hundred my Victorian short story, It’s the morning of January 1, 1900.
Kathryn decided to explore the neighbourhood around the boarding house where she lives.
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It’s so still.
The street normally frenzied with activity– horses’ hooves clumping on the cobbles, pulling carriages of people or produce headed for market, the yelling of cabbies, the shrill voices of venders hawking apples, ribbons, or any number of items one might need or want– was now as quiet as a secluded country lane.
Thinking she was alone, Mr. Thomas’ approach startled her.
“Miss St. Clair, a pleasure to see you again. I trust you passed a pleasant night.”
“Yes, thank you, I slept very well. My, you’ve been out early.”
She noticed a hint of mud on his otherwise impeccable black boots, demonstrating he had been outdoors for a while. How odd.
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Note:
If anyone uses the three act screen writing method for their novels could you please get in touch with me? Having an awful time with the “crash” ending for Part I. Thank you
sassyspeaks 
Charming and descriptive. I could see the scene so well. And then the man. The plot thickens. Well done eight!
Thank you very much
Interesting that she finds it odd he’s been out for a while already…intriguing excerpt!
She finds it odd that his boots are muddy 😀
Hmmm, how intriguing. Makes you wonder where he’d been. Still, I look forward to their interactions!!
I’ll never tell where he’s been early in the morning.
Well, wonder what he’s been doing? Maybe she’ll find out : )
Nope
Your descriptions set the scene so well.
Thank you Ma’am
Nice description of an early morning scene, but can I make one suggestion? In paragraph 3 change the second half to “she was startled by….” Otherwise it sounds like the approach was thinking.
Thank you for the helpful comment 😀
Love the description in the first paragraph. It painted a picture for me. Not overdone but just enough for me to visualize it easily in side my own mind. Good job.
Considering the time frame, would mud on his boots be odd? And I wonder what he is up to?
History Sleuth’s Milk Carton Murders.
Thank you – I won’t be cluing you in on the boots lol