Daughter of Deceit
“said Robert as we left the city behind us. “We are going south. This is the road to Nice and Cannes, but they are a long way off. France is a big country.”I sat back, listening to the clop-clop of the horses’ hoofs.“It seems almost as though they know the way,” I commented.“Oh, they do. They have done it so many times, and it is usually these two who make the journey. Castor and Pollux—the Heavenly Twins. They are, I regret to tell you, not really apt names. They are far from heavenly, those tw...o! But they can always be trusted to get us home. You will see how they prick up their ears and make an extra spurt when we are within a mile of home.”I wondered whether Robert was a little nervous. He seemed to be trying hard to make cosy conversation.It was late afternoon when we reached the house. We had come through an avenue of trees and had gone about half a mile before it came into view. It was appropriately named, for it was indeed grey, but the green foliage around it robbed it of the sombre aspect it might otherwise have had.MoreLess
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