“Sit,” the woman said.
Leo’s mind raced. A time. The inverted star—a real star, mirrored in the seal. Which star? He’d always assumed it was Polaris, the North Star, but Polaris didn’t rise and set; it stayed fixed. No, it had to be a circumpolar star, one that traced a circle around the north celestial pole. And “due north of the flagpole” meant the university’s central flagpole on the Quad. At a specific time. uni hd mail
The woman smiled—the first expression she’d shown. “So it is.” “Sit,” the woman said
“Tomorrow is April 17,” Leo whispered. The inverted star—a real star, mirrored in the seal
Leo’s pen flew across his notepad. He didn’t need to copy the whole letter—he’d already memorized it. He needed the exact phrasing about the stone. The stone will turn. Which stone? The university’s cornerstone? A garden marker? The flagpole’s base?
He looked at the letter’s date: April 17, 1887.