The Seduction
“In addition to his usual load, Hadrian was given another burden—a burlap sack stuffed with all manner of food from Sophia's kitchen. Trevor told Margaret the Italian woman had packed them so much they could probably get to Algiers before they ran out of food.Sophia and Gustavo had tried to refuse payment for their hospitality, but Trevor somehow managed to convince them to accept five hundred lire."So, what tall tale did you give them this time?" Margaret asked as Trevor turned the stallion ont...o the road south, where the tumbled blocks and broken columns of an ancient Roman villa lay scattered amid the brown weeds and new spring grass."Why, Maggie, what do you mean?" he asked innocently.She wasn't fooled. "If we were beset by bandits, how did we have the money to give them?""Oh, that. Well, we did manage to escape on one of their horses, remember? The bandit just happened to have a bit of money in his saddlebags.""How fortunate for us," she murmured dryly. "What a cool liar you are.""It's a harmless lie," he told her as he stared at the road ahead.MoreLess
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