Her Longed-For Family (2015)
“Pym was crouched near the steam engine as he checked every bolt and connection. Above him, Jacob was doing the same.
Nothing!
He could not see a single thing wrong. He rubbed his hands on an already filthy cloth, then pushed his spectacles back into place. What could have stopped the beam engine? It had been working well last night. Even when he had left Warrick Hall intending to ride to Porthlowen to talk with the parson about the donation of blankets, its rhythm had been regular. He h...ad not gone more than a half mile, though, before he was turning his horse away from the sea and onto a narrow track across the moor.
The door opened, and he peered over the railing to see who was entering.
“Lady Caroline!” he gasped.
Pym popped up from beneath the engine, bumping his head into a pipe. He rubbed his skull and started to curse, then stopped, turning the color of the lady’s dark red coat.MoreLess
Nothing!
He could not see a single thing wrong. He rubbed his hands on an already filthy cloth, then pushed his spectacles back into place. What could have stopped the beam engine? It had been working well last night. Even when he had left Warrick Hall intending to ride to Porthlowen to talk with the parson about the donation of blankets, its rhythm had been regular. He h...ad not gone more than a half mile, though, before he was turning his horse away from the sea and onto a narrow track across the moor.
The door opened, and he peered over the railing to see who was entering.
“Lady Caroline!” he gasped.
Pym popped up from beneath the engine, bumping his head into a pipe. He rubbed his skull and started to curse, then stopped, turning the color of the lady’s dark red coat.MoreLess
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