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She beamed at him “Not to worry, love Mr Ashton will be there”

“Aye then, he is a right’un”

Glen Ashton waited in the woods as close to the cottage as he dared and wondered what in thunder he was doing there

A reasonable question

Earlier he had been able to get close enough to take a quick look in theand saw the two hed andaround the cabin

It ith so of a start that he dove for the thick of the brush when one of the ument ensured, and Ashton clearly heard one tell the other he was going for a bucket of water to cook up some food

“A, Jack,” complained the other “Finish up the hand, do What kind of a sport be ye?”

“Oi don’t give a ry, and there ain’t one lick in here to satisfy a man, Clem, and ye know it”

“There be yesterday’s ested Clem

“Knohat, Cle-headed, and—”

Apparently Jack didn’t get to the finish the sentence, as he had so at his head It clae

Ashton made sure he could not be seen and waited

Things had happened too quickly allHe had been in a rush to follow Felicia, whom he had seen take to horse He only had his curricle horses, so he had Scott’s horse saddled quickly and hurried after her

He had nearly caught up to her and was about to shout out after her when he noticed she was behaving oddly and realized soed to keep her froe At least she was safely out of this and would soon return with help