From his brother's friends, the Duke of Blackheath learned that Gareth had not been seen since parting company outside the church in which he'd been married. From Lavinia Bottomley, he learned that he owed several hundred pounds for damages incurred to her establishment when Gareth had felled London's reigning boxing champion. And from the Plough Inn, which sold tickets to the stagecoach, he learned that a man answering Gareth's description, along with a woman and child, had bought tickets and appeared to be heading vaguely north.
So, then, Gareth had failed after all, and was slinking home, just as Lucien had feared.
And, predicted.
His face bitter with disappointment, Lucien turned Armageddon north, his faithful informer galloping beside him.