Wishing Well
“At first Gaskin thought she was upset about the stone, so he wrapped it up again in a tea towel and, after a moment's consideration, put it in a drawer in the kitchen.
Nigel Carson remained spark out in the conservatory, but Jess still wasn't happy.
'Be quiet, there's a good girl,' Gaskin said. But the dog was having none of it. 'What's got into you?' The Collie ran across to the conservatory doors and whimpered.
'Oh, you want to go out, do you?' Jess gave a peremptory 'Wuff!' And it was at tha...t moment that Gaskin suddenly had the strangest feeling – like a chasm of anxiety opening up inside his guts as he remembered Angela disappearing into the tunnel alone. Jess barked urgently again and this time Gaskin knew exactly what to do.
He opened the door and the dog shot out into the garden. Gaskin hurried after her.
At the tunnel entrance, Jess stood and barked loudly again. Gaskin peered inside but it was too dark to see anything. One thing was for sure, however: Angela hadn't yet returned, and nor had Martha Jones.MoreLess
Nigel Carson remained spark out in the conservatory, but Jess still wasn't happy.
'Be quiet, there's a good girl,' Gaskin said. But the dog was having none of it. 'What's got into you?' The Collie ran across to the conservatory doors and whimpered.
'Oh, you want to go out, do you?' Jess gave a peremptory 'Wuff!' And it was at tha...t moment that Gaskin suddenly had the strangest feeling – like a chasm of anxiety opening up inside his guts as he remembered Angela disappearing into the tunnel alone. Jess barked urgently again and this time Gaskin knew exactly what to do.
He opened the door and the dog shot out into the garden. Gaskin hurried after her.
At the tunnel entrance, Jess stood and barked loudly again. Gaskin peered inside but it was too dark to see anything. One thing was for sure, however: Angela hadn't yet returned, and nor had Martha Jones.MoreLess
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