The Devil On Horseback
“It began by Sir John’s riding over to the schoolhouse.“Miss Maddox,” he cried, and his distracted looks amazed me, ‘is she here? Is Margot here? ““Margot!” I answered.“No. I haven’t seen her for several days.”“Oh my God, what can have become of her?”I stared at him blankly and he went on: “She has not been seen since last night. Her bed has not been slept in. She told the girls that she was going to bed early on account of a headache. That was the last time she was seen. Have you any idea where... she can have gone?”I shook my head and tried to recall my last conversation with Margot.There was nothing to suggest she contemplated flight.When Sir John went back to the Manor I was very uneasy. I kept telling myself that it was a prank of hers. She would turn up and laugh at us.For some time, though, there had been a certain secrecy about Margot.I should have taken more notice but I had been so absorbed in my own affairs.I could not settle to anything and in the early afternoon I could not resist going over to the Manor to see if there was any news.MoreLess
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