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"What? Oh, no No, there isn't" She s their friendship was returning to norain because she'd never felt as safe and war the northern border "This ridge e of the property," Henry explained "It runs the entire length The northern border is actually fairly short, less than a half mile, I think"

Dunford looked out on the land--his land, he thought proudly It was beautiful, rolling and green "Where do the tenants live?"

"On the other side of the house They're all to the southwest We'll see their houses toward the end of our hike"

"Then what is that?" He pointed toward a s as I've lived here"

"Shall we explore?" He smiled at her, and Henry was almost able to convince herself that the scene by the tree had never happened

"I'htly "I've never been inside"

"I find it hard to believe there is an inch of Stannage Park you haven't explored, inspected, appraised, and mended"

She smiled sheepishly "I never went inside as a child because Simpy told me it was haunted"

"And you believed her?"

"I was very small And then I don't know It's difficult to break old habits, I suppose There was never any reason to go in"

"You

"Of course not I said I'd go in, didn't I?"

"Lead on, then, my lady"

"I will!" She marched across the open field and stopped when she reached the cottage door

"Aren't you going to go in?"

"Aren't you?" she shot back

"I thought you were leading the way"

"Perhaps you're afraid," she challenged