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"MRS HORWOOD, I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE NOSY, BUT I'M going to take the liberty of being so today"

They alking back to the Bed & Breakfast after the early shopping at the local ht Septembers Kathy's a priori perfect place was even better when experienced

No ht, she'd had this soft warm breeze caress her skin

"Go ahead, then"

"Well, you once mentioned that Mrs Sloan had her reasons not to trust her sister, and I ondering what you were referring to"

Mrs Horwood gave her the saht before, so no offence was taken Then, the woman closed her eyes for a second and pressed her lips, after which she decided that Mary Anne wouldn't haveKathy

"What do you know about Mrs Sloan's first e?"

"Not much Actually, I know she was married twice because Jesse ht Mr Sloan had been her only husband She and I never got to talk about that part of her life"

"It wasn't her favourite subject," confirmed the older lady "But we need to pour our heart out from time to time So, one afternoon, our teatime conversation revolved around her sister's role in the breakup of her e"

Kathy arched her eyebrows

"Do you mean…?"

"She contributed in every possible way First, she told her family about Mary Anne's relationship, which upset everyone and forced her to leave"

"They didn't like him?"

"They didn't even meet hih still very young, had rebelled against their prejudices o to university, but only her brother was given that opportunity"

"Woet etprettywo to know the person first and then deciding whether or not to h a whore, her parents saw it as another sign of her rebelliousness - she'd had a violent argument with her father when he'd refused to send her to university a short time before - and so they more or less told her she wasn't welcome at their household anymore"