Steal some correspondence

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From: Candlefinder: Canvassing the Servants


The Shuttered Palace almost has its own internal mail service – notes and letters constantly being ferried between its occupants.

Unlocked with The Airs of London 70


Challenge information

Broad, Shadowy 56

  • 39 - very chancy (41%)
  • 48 - chancy (51%)
  • 57 - modest (61%)
  • 67 - very modest (71%)
  • 76 - low-risk (81%)
  • 85 - straightforward (91%)
  • 94 - straightforward (100%)

Success

It's for a good cause

A little misdirection, a little sleight of hand, and soon you're absconding […] with an armful of envelopes. Here's Mme F_____'s newest lawsuit. Here's a bill for six firkins of honey – at the kind of price that suggests someone must be embezzling.

[…]

Description summary:
The second paragraph varies with the case you're on.

Candlefinder: CaseDescription
The Missing CombAh, […] a perfumed note addressed to the Captivating Princess. A profession of love. Not the first one this admirer has written. It's unsigned, but you don't need a signature to figure out who wrote it.
The Wayward WillAha, a final missive to the Empress, from old Gussie. It is by turns respectful, fawning, scandalous and sad. But it contains nothing about his will, or who might steal it.

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Failure

A mistake

You think you have the valet thoroughly misdirected – but there he is, grabbing your sleeve as you reach for the stack of envelopes on his silver tray.