Rachel's Coming Home
“He had enjoyed her company even more than he had anticipated and had only been sad that she had left so early. Now he remembered her father’s open invitation to drop in and decided to this was a good time to take him up on it. Usually he was reticent about calling on people unannounced, but his desire to see Rachel outweighed any worries. Amelia also thought this an excellent idea and they set off soon after breakfast.
He was stunned to find the house in chaos, water lying in puddles in the dow...nstairs rooms, and the whole family looking rather the worse for wear.
‘Goodness, what has happened?’ It was John Collington who explained about the flash flood from the stream that normally ran behind and beside the property. ‘No real harm done,’ he concluded heartily. ‘No damage to life or limb at least.’ ‘Sorry we can’t offer you tea or coffee,’ said Rachel, pushing hair from her eyes with a tired gesture. ‘We’re still without power and we need electricity to pump the oil to the Aga so even that isn’t working.’ ‘You should have phoned, you could all have come and stayed at Courockglen,’ exclaimed Philip, surprising even himself with his generosity.MoreLess
He was stunned to find the house in chaos, water lying in puddles in the dow...nstairs rooms, and the whole family looking rather the worse for wear.
‘Goodness, what has happened?’ It was John Collington who explained about the flash flood from the stream that normally ran behind and beside the property. ‘No real harm done,’ he concluded heartily. ‘No damage to life or limb at least.’ ‘Sorry we can’t offer you tea or coffee,’ said Rachel, pushing hair from her eyes with a tired gesture. ‘We’re still without power and we need electricity to pump the oil to the Aga so even that isn’t working.’ ‘You should have phoned, you could all have come and stayed at Courockglen,’ exclaimed Philip, surprising even himself with his generosity.MoreLess
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