“They had two days or more before her father would find them and he did not wish to get too far ahead. At each tollgate he struck up a conversation when he paid so they would be remembered and when they reached Banbury, Drew asked the man at the toll gate to recommend an inn. If Marlow caught up with them earlier than expected he wanted the man to know where they were. When he pulled into the stable yard of the Black Bull, it was five in the evening. He could have driven for another three hours ...but there was little point. A young lad ran out to take the horses heads. The animals whinnied. Drew looped his reins over the vehicle’s bar, then leapt down. An ostler came forward. He told the man they would be staying the night, and to stable the horses and his carriage. Then turned back to Mary. She’d slid across to his seat. She was looking anxious again. They’d been mostly silent since luncheon, though she’d gripped his arm as he’d driven.He should have spoken but he disliked the clinical dissection she’d made of him as they’d eaten.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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