From THE GIRL WITH THE GLASS BIRD"I don't want to talk to Fothy," Anastasia said. "I'd much rather talk to Miss Mannering.""The Man!" Edie was horrified."Why not?" Anastasia asked. "She sat with me in Matron's office when I got hurt during that lacrosse match and she turned out to be really easy to talk to. She didn't seem suspicious of me like everyone else.""Well, I'm suspicious of her!" Edie said, realizing with a jolt that it was true. "I promise you, Anastasia, there's something strange about her. I saw her coming in our room earlier today, during the rehearsal--she was supposedly looking for me, but . . ." Edie hesitated. Her latest suspicion was only beginning to take shape."What?" Anastasia pressed."She was in here on her own for a minute," Edie went on slowly. "Long enough to put the money back in your drawer.""Oh, Edie. Yesterday you were sure it was Phoebe. Now you seem to think the deputy headmistress is involved. It doesn't make sense.""Phoebe's still a suspect," Edie said firmly. "But if other people behave suspiciously, we have to suspect them too." Excerpted from The Girl with the Glass Bird by Esme Kerr All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
