Blackbriar
“Lil, after a tense half hour of wheezing, dying, being pushed and cursed at, was rumbling and shaking, ready to go. The fires were out, the house was locked, blankets were piled in the front seat and baskets and empty milk bottles in the back. Philippa and Danny, sweating after their exertions in heavy clothes, stood by the rattling car.
“Where has he gone to, just when we’re about to start?” Philippa scanned the yard and the surrounding trees. “Islington!” she called. “Islington, come here thi...s instant!”
“I’ll go hunt for him.” Danny sighed, praying that the motor wouldn’t die again. He started across the yard, still awkward in his heavy rubber boots. “Islington! Issssslington! Where are yououou?” All around the house the yard was empty. Finally he walked a little way into the woods, kicking the underbrush, shouting into the trees. When he returned to the car the motor was off. Philippa was digging in her purse for the keys to the house. “I’ll have to take these boots off now to go inside,”MoreLess
“Where has he gone to, just when we’re about to start?” Philippa scanned the yard and the surrounding trees. “Islington!” she called. “Islington, come here thi...s instant!”
“I’ll go hunt for him.” Danny sighed, praying that the motor wouldn’t die again. He started across the yard, still awkward in his heavy rubber boots. “Islington! Issssslington! Where are yououou?” All around the house the yard was empty. Finally he walked a little way into the woods, kicking the underbrush, shouting into the trees. When he returned to the car the motor was off. Philippa was digging in her purse for the keys to the house. “I’ll have to take these boots off now to go inside,”MoreLess
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