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“Tell me what you plan to name him”

With another burst of energy, the pup leapt fro papers off a s partway up the stairs, then back down

Both woathering up the pages that had fallen “I think the nalanced at the papers she held, her brows arching in surprise “I didn’t realize Mr Scollard was building hie”

“He isn’t”

“But look: these are sketches, not far froe, it appears

He’s obviously planning to build this cottage”

“He is”

“But you just said—”

“Iit for himself”

“Then who is he building it for?”

“I’ll let Mr Scollard tell you Oh, here he is

Good , Mr Scollard”

“Good hthouse keeper approached the a tray of tea and cakes upon the table “Happy birthday, Courtney Ah, I see you’ve found your gift”

Courtney blinked “Oh—you lanced over to where the pup was now contentedly chewing on a biscuit that had definitely not been there before Then, again, in Mr Scollard’s lighthouse, one expected ic

“No, I didn’tdevil I s”