Free In a Latitude of Temperance (The Adventures of Ichabod Temperance Book 5) by Ichabod Temperance Page B

so many questions, for the two Counts!”
    “I consider you one of the bloodthaersty fiendies as well, Wrenney. You ride up front, and we’ll follow along.”
    “Henh.”
    “Golly, there sure is a lot of construction going on around here, y’all.”
    “Oh, aye, Icksi mae boy. Bonnie Aires is shaping up tae bae a fine city! Efforts are baeing made at canaling her many creeks tae dries her a wee bit. A whole redo upon the ol’ Spanish gel is planned.”
    “Quite so. I see where the surveyors of this modern Buenos Aires have ambitiously laid a tremendous gridwork of boulevards and avenues. I note the striking characteristic of occasional diagonal streets in the Parisian style. This is allowing for a rapid transverse of this city, eh hem?”
    “Si, so too, the architecture is of a style that is reminiscent of Paris, but the Spanish language on sign and streets denote our true locale.”
    “Gee whiz, these are some mighty fine mansions in this residential neighborhood we have come upon. Each big house has its own vast estate.”
    “Aye, Icksi. This estate we pass before now has an especially high, long, and faereboding wall tae it.”
    “I say, we are turning in! A double door has been opened to allow our two carriages to rush inside. This must be the place of the mysterious errand we are on.”
    “It’s too bad we are visiting here at night, Miss Plumtartt. I suspect that we are missing out on a bunch of botanical delights as we trot down this long driveway.”
    “Quite so, Mr. Temperance, and here we are coming to a stop.”
    “Please allow me to help you down from the carriage, Miss Plumtartt, Ma’am.”
    “Thank you, Mr. Temperance. I say, what a magnificent mansion this is!”
    “Si, this is a magnificent building you have brought us to, Senor WrenneFeyldde. Three stories high and capped by two metal cupolas on both of the front corners, she is a beautiful example of the art nouveau, as it is called. Her many balconies that surround the varying levels are most pleasing to my sophisticated aesthetic. I think I am especially fond of the ornate iron balustrade that lines the widow’s walk atop the central flat roof.”
    “This matter does not concern you, Senor Diego Ignatio Ricardio MontelKahn, nor the rest of you. You will be safer if you all wait here in the carriages. We just need to check on something. This errand will not take long and we will be right back.”
    “My word, your concern for our well-being is overwhelming, Count Onyx’Ula, however, I think I speak on behalf of my friends that we prefer to join you. Yes, my word, I say, hear, hear.”
    “Ha, ha! Very well, Fraulein Plumtartt! Ha, ha! I count one, two three, four, five, six, seven! Ahhhhh, hahahahaha! My favourite lucky number! Seven is the number of my companions that enter into this sinister dwelling! Ha, ha! But how many will I count when we exit? Maybe not as many? Ha, ha!”
    “Aye, is a fauncae treat on mae senses, faer as we walk in we see the loubby roof soaring away tae the deestant ceiling, so far, far aways. A woouden bahnnister sourrounds each floor. Baehold mae friendsies, oourre hostesy is speaking tae the receptionist.”
    “Heh,heh, h-hell-o-o-o, Meesus, heh,heh, HuhWheegins, heh, heh, is the Dean, eeen?”
    Little lady oblivion dinnae seem tae interested in our  WrenneWrenne. Nae, the lassie is far more interested in her gaudily painted finger nails and the rude smackin’s o’ her roubber tree bae-prouduct. Eventually she deigns tae looks up.
    * s mack, smack* “Hunh?”
    “Heh,heh, eez, the Dean, eeen ?”
    *smack* “One moment sir, mmmwoile Oi pwace dat cwall.” *smack*
    The woman stands from baehind ’er desk. With greatte difficulty, both from the uncertainty of baeing ahlooft upon her high heels, and baeing severely counstricted bae the tightness o’ her skaert, the gel makes a complicated procedure o’ turning away frae us. Quite a lot of unusual movements accompany her short step tae a bank of