Miles Ramsforth was accused of murdering his mistress, an artist by the name of Artemisia.” “Your friend?” I hazarded. Her lips trembled, but she brought the show of emotion under control immediately. “Yes. She was a brilliant painter, and Mr. Ramsforth engaged her to create a mural at his home, Littledown, in Surrey. They were already acquainted before the commission, but during the time she spent at his home, they became lovers, and in due course, Artemisia conceived his child. She was four or five months gone when she finished the mural.”
