Chapter 151
?edán gave a sweeping gesture, and I set out to explore the room. “Would you care for any refreshments?” he asked.
“No thanks, I’m good.” I started at the far wall, and Mina made herself comfortable under a chair.
“Good. Duke Adam would have my talisman if I offered you…wine.” He went to a shelf, took down a book, and brought it to me.
“Oh, hah-ha.” It was a first edition of Dracula, published May 27, 1897.
He put the book on a side table and ran his fingertips over the binding of a very old manuscript. “His Grace has an amazing selection.”
I climbed to the walkway and began strolling along it, examining the books. “You can say that again.” Some were in English, but most were in various European languages. One book stood out. On the cover was the scariest wolf I’d ever seen. “?edán, does the Regehave a French dictionary?”
He grinned. “You have to ask? What did you want it for?” I held up the book. “The Beast of Gévaudan?” He gestured for me to come down. “I read French.”