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Sassy was pleased to find that Sophy’s feelings were so engaged but firmly shook her head with a smile “No”

“Sassy! How cruel! …”

“No,” said Sassy staunchly

Sassy had s destroyed her resolve

The first was her kind heart Sophy’s distress was genuine, and Sassy had no doubt her friend certainly s even if she had to walk She could see Sophy’s threat to do just that was coenuine

The second thing thattogether, if they were even seen, would be quite above board

The third thing that added to Sassy’s downfall in the arguh still to believe that perhaps, in the end, it would all work out What harm could come of it if they were very discreet? And if there was a probleic could extricate them

Thus, Sassy found herself driving her friend in the general direction of Percy’s lodgings, though all the while her better self, her respectable self, told her she was in the wrong of it

As it happened, Miss Delleson was not exactly sure where Mr Lutterel’s lodgings were situated He had told her they had leased a chare on the Northfield Road, but she wasn’t sure just where on the Northfield Road

At long last, they cas, Sophy said she was sure Percy had reatly reave Sassy soht not be seen

Sassy pulled up to the house and then frowned “What shall I do with the horses and carriage? We can’t just leave them on the open road”

“No, but neither one of us should wait here with them either … just pull into the courtyard where there is sure to be a post we can tether thereens are so lovely and tall, we shan’t be seen at all”

“Sophy, you are quite the little cunning thing, aren’t you?” Sassy reh

“When I have to be,” Sophy answered, unabashed