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Allison roup out to the yard The property still consisted of about an acre, with the rounds in the back The kitchen stood off to her left, behind the dining room, with a covered path between thee with a massive hearth and spit and aGlass-frosted cupboards showcased the family’s fine china and several sets of silverware, and one of her group murmured that it was probably the most complete example of an upper-class Colonial kitchen she’d ever seen

They went across another, broader path to the carriage house There were no horses now, but there were stalls and tack and three eighteenth-century carriages As Allison let the group look at thehost horse here, too, or so they said last night," she told Allison, sounding a little apologetic

Allison sighed "Firewalker He brought Stewart Douglas racing back to the house, heedless of the British after he heard that Bradley had threatened Lucy Steas the ed him to take the horse after he snuck into the city to see her once, because Firewalker was such an exceptional stallion he could sail through enemy lines Firewalker was born and bred on the property, and carried Lucy Tarleton on ht, when she rode out to bring information to the Revolutionary troops He survived the war and lived to a ripe old age, then died here in the arhost horse We have a ghost hound, too With the iinative name of Robert He was Lucy’s, and when Bradley went to kill her, the hound tried to kill hi died, as well We probably even have haunted squirrels," Allison said

Haley Dixon laughed "I guess It’s strange The house is strange because soaround here alone at night"

Allison shrugged, sroup that she’d show theround was a popular destination Lucy Tarleton herself lay in a handsome private Tarleton crypt in a beautifully sculpted tomb Allison described the workmanship and explained that it was coraveyards She noted that Todd didn’t want to be in the cemetery; she was shocked to realize that she was anxious to end the tour herself

It was finally time to usher her people out, but Allison was still disturbed by the way Todd looked at her as he left with his faered "A ghost can’t follow you home, can it?" he asked in a whisper

"I don’t think so Iaround here Have fun tonight! Pinch a tavern wench sorinned at her "You don’t o forth and have fun and be a kid!"

When they were gone at last, she hurried into the house through the back door She found Jason Lawrence in their small employee quarters behind the arb and earing jeans and a T-shirt that pro up okay?" he asked her

"Yes, but it’s nice when four people actually work on the busy days," Allison said "We could’ve used Julian I understand why Annette had to go--poor thing She looked like she was in soe of twenty-four They’d been friends since they’d ether, it wasn’t sexual They were friends He raised his brows and let out a sigh "Wea clown and a prankster, but Julian can also be a total pain in the ass," he said "He thinks he’s going to get rich and farateful just to have known him But you have to speak to him or to Sarah or someone else on the board, because this isn’t fair"

"I’ll try talking to hi more responsible, I will talk to Sarah"

Jason nodded "Mind if I scoot?"

"Hot date?"

"I hope so"

"Go"

"I hate to leave you alone…"