Allison; Taking Control

Chapter 27

Allison then set off himself, with Caldwell at his side, toward the address Peele had given him. As he had determined earlier, the house was very easy to find and did not take long to reach. It was located only a short distance from Government House itself in a neighborhood which, from its very appearance, suggested that it was not only home to government officials but probably contained town residences of the wealthiest plantation owners in the colony.

The house itself was impressive, even if Allison had seen residences that were physically larger. The path of crushed stone that led to the entrance was flanked by rows of squat palms that were slightly taller than a man and surrounded by immaculately manicured grass. The façade of the home was whitewashed to a pristine opalescence and dominated by a wide portico that was actually covered by another level supported directly above it on the second story. The large wooden front door was flanked by two more palms potted in stone urns an