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“We travelled ht It was still dark e arrived at Gosport Hall”
“Gosport Hall?” Peter’s voice was incredulous He had cootten about the place
“What’s Gosport Hall?” Do Isobel to jump
“Gosport Hall is a se on the outskirts of Northampton It is very remote, but easily accessible Papa inherited it when Grando It was handed directly to Isobel when Papa died, only we hadn’t done anything with it with Isobel so young Then with Mother dying and everything, it just never seemed particularly iot about it Especially as it is Isobel’s It was really for Isobel to decide what to do with it when she cao,”Peter replied “We used to go there a lot as children It was a second ho there when Ma there”
Isobel saw the steady look that passed between the twobrow at Dominic
Doested to Peter that Rupert could well have taken you to his house on the other side of town Knoere trying to find you and holding you so close to my home would appeal to his warped sense of humour He would enjoy the fact that you were so close to us, but we couldn’t see you”
“You were searching for me?” Isobel’s voice was incredulous
“Of course ere searching for you” Doht not have bothered “We returned as soon as lers were behind bars When we arrived back at Willowbrook, Elspeth was in a state and the staff in total disarray By that tione nearly six weeks Any trail we had, had gone cold We had to start from scratch in our search to find you” Dominic’s voice turned husky with eht weeks
“Did you reside the entire time at Gosport Hall?” Peter queried
“Yes Because we didn’t ave her some small ently at Peter “I also re the ladies, er, Taverns, in the village” Her lips twisted as she fought the urge to tease hilad for the brief respite from the stark memories
Peter scrunched his nose up, and smiled ruefully “The rose trellis”
Isobel nodded, her s slowly “The rose trellis”
“You climbed a rose trellis?” Dominic raised a brow and eyed Isobel’s skirts warily
“I cliet away” Isobel explained Peter’s escape route and regular journeys to town
Enlightened, Do”