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“I can’t go back to live with hed “My parents won’t care Even if they do, I a to be miles away Besides, I am a woman of means I don’t need their permission to live any more I can do this I can make decisions forat Chadwick’s mercy”

If I can face that and survive I can face anything she mused

The only seely insurmountable hurdle she knew she had no way around at the moment was that she had absolutely noTherefore, she had no way of buying a post chaise ticket anywhere Nor could she purchase food, or another change of clothing, or any accommodation for that ht as well not exist given all the use it was to her right now She had to find a way to get hold of it

“Think like Barnaby,” she murmured aloud as she tried to put herself in his shoes

He would purloin whatever he needed soe recompense as soon as he was able Could she do that too? She hated the thought of ould happen to her if she got caught If soistrate she could hardly ad that didn’t belong to her to avoid soanisation But, if so sent to gaol, she could send word to Barnaby or the War Office They would send someone to retrieve her, wouldn’t they?

“I can only hope they wouldn’t send Barnaby,” she sighed The last thing she wanted to do was face hiain

“I can’t stay so I have to go,” she declared after several o?”

She watched houses roll past theand frohen she realised they were slowing down Leaning forward, she peered out of theThey were in a town; a rather large town

“It will have a coaching office here,” shethea person could want”

Rose had no idea how et to Bude, she could go to the bank and get her hands on her o and what to do from there

“Bude it is then,” she ed her to stay with Barnaby’s colleagues

Before she could change her e

“Are you alright?” Reg called down to her

Rose slid the n

“No, I feel sick Can we stop soe for a while My head is spinning” She hated having to lie to them They were only there to keep her safe, but she had to do this