No Mortal Reason (2007)
“or read the next installment of Helena Rowe’s “Family Fashions and Fancies.” Ben deserved to sleep in, but she was impatient to . . . do something.
A pity she did not know what.
She had been frustrated in her attempt to arrange a trip to Monticello, the county seat. When she’d first inquired about transportation, Uncle Myron had said flatly: “There’s a murderer on the loose. You mustn’t go alone.”
“You could come with me,” she’d suggested.
“Haven’t got the time. Can’t spare Lyseth to drive you,... either.”
And when she’d tried to hire the surrey, she’d been put off with the feeble excuse that Old Jessie needed shoeing. Luke Castine’s look of surprise at his father’s claim had convinced Diana that the blacksmith was just being contrary. And trying to protect “the little lady,” of course. The effort was no doubt well-meant, but extremely annoying.
Arranging a visit to the county seat should have been a simple matter, but apparently it was not that easy to get there, even with an escort.MoreLess
A pity she did not know what.
She had been frustrated in her attempt to arrange a trip to Monticello, the county seat. When she’d first inquired about transportation, Uncle Myron had said flatly: “There’s a murderer on the loose. You mustn’t go alone.”
“You could come with me,” she’d suggested.
“Haven’t got the time. Can’t spare Lyseth to drive you,... either.”
And when she’d tried to hire the surrey, she’d been put off with the feeble excuse that Old Jessie needed shoeing. Luke Castine’s look of surprise at his father’s claim had convinced Diana that the blacksmith was just being contrary. And trying to protect “the little lady,” of course. The effort was no doubt well-meant, but extremely annoying.
Arranging a visit to the county seat should have been a simple matter, but apparently it was not that easy to get there, even with an escort.MoreLess
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