Jack the Ripper – A Love Story ( Excerpt 18 )
To my surprise and delight I secured the position, I was now resident Physician at the Whitechapel Infirmary. I sold my surgery in South Kensington. incurring a small loss, I had only myself to blame, no one wants to buy a run – down practice.
I found a sound, but slightly dilapidated house in the better part of Whitechapel, if indeed there was such a thing, but it suited my purpose, it was within walking distance of the Infirmary.
I advertised for a couple to live in, Cook / Housekeeper and Valet / Handyman, the only applicants were the McGinty’s. Their references were not impeccable, but then neither were mine, so I decided to give them a chance.
Mrs McGinty was a treasure, who soon proved her worth, her husband, was he had stated an ex- soldier, I couldn’t imagine anything less soldier like, both in his bearing and his shiftless ways. But even McGinty proved to have his uses, as it turned out.
And so, here I was in the Spring of Eighteen Eighty-Five making a fresh start to my life. Isabelle was all but forgotten. The important thing now was to regain my reputation as a Physician. I would make the trustees of the Whitechapel Infirmary, proud that they had seen fit to employ me.
Mrs McGinty was a wonderful cook, and with a full meal inside me I soon forsook the longing for cheap gin, not only that but I had my reputation to restore. Roly could have his Harley Street Practice, peddling placebos to elderly dowagers. But I was in Whitechapel, here there were real people, with real ailments, here I was needed!
(c) Damian Grange 2017
… I know “something” sinister will come soon… it’s always the case in these thrillers where everything seems so peaceful all around…
😉😄🤗
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Don’t rush it, it will happen but not just yet! thank you so much for your support and comments.
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So Jack feels like he’s got his life back on track again.
But unfortunately for Jack’s future victims, his life will once again fall off the tracks.
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C’est la vie as they say, unfortunately in this case it is destined to happen.
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Poor Jack.
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In this particular case, situations make the man, not vice-versa
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I’ll have to check out the story. Do you have a chapters list?
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I’m afraid not, but if you check back through my posts excerpts are usually Mondays and Fridays
Many thanks for you interest, I’m afraid I’m a bit of a novice when it comes to setting things up on WordPress
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It would be good if you had a pages list where you could put the titles. It is easy to set up from WP admin page. I was skipping back and forth through the chapters and although it is easy to catch up, it would be nicer to read the stories in a chronological order.
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I’ll try and sort that out I’m not much of a technocrat I’m afraid!
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I was able to move from one related post to another but have missed some in the middle. Hopefully I will be able to read the missing ones too.
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On your posting page at WP, is there not a blank box at the top of the page where you can type the title, Malcolm?
There is on mine.
That way readers can directly click on the title and read the post with that title’s particular subject matter.
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I’ll do my best to sort it over Christmas, now you have told me how! I’m pleased that you are enjoying it.
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Thank you for that Christopher, I’ll check it out over the holidays and see what I can do
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