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“And you will allow es” Rose raised her chin and squared her shoulders It was apparent that the otiation “A trial period is necessary to avoid any bad feeling should either of us wish to part company”

Curiosity burned

The wo but the clothes on her back What possible reason could she have for leaving? Then again, a ht to be apprehensive about the moral character of her master

“You certainly kno to strike a deal” Perhaps her father had been a wealthyof poor investain appears to work in my favour”

A coy

saze away “You have yet to witness the quality of my work, my lord”

“As Mrs Hibbet has gone to the trouble of finding you a uniform, then perhaps it’s time you showed me”

Christian gestured to the fireplace The grate was filthy and piled with ash

“It just so happened there was a dress to fit,” Mrs Hibbet added

Rose wore the grey dress like a second skin If he didn’t know better, he’d suspect Mrs Hibbet had hired the services of London’she needed was to give the snug gar the new maid’s body any further scrutiny

“You may leave us, Mrs Hibbet Rose will return with the coal scuttle and lay the fire for this evening” He remembered her request to visit thechores, you will inform Dawkins he must accompany her to Morton Manor”

“Thank you,ser than an hour”

A deep sense of foreboding gripped hi within a hundred yards of the place Evil lingered within its walls The essence of people'sair The asyluet all that had happened there

“On second thoughts, I shall go with you” He’d get nothing done while waiting for her safe return “You’ve lost your way once, and the woods can be treacherous, even by day”

It was not an exaggeration