er, until t even a blur. teeper, and to so side and ten to take off.

    A noise filled the air.

    ‘Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!“

    Adeline, sled doling her senses.

    Suddenly it o happen.

    One of truck against a piece of rock sticking out from tal screec stone, and t doo t traced a serene curve against til t o snatc, and ter tion reverberating in t.

    Emmeline ran doill turning, slos urgency lost.

    A ended from ty of ted at a strange angle on tony ground. On tains and tle scratches.

    Emmeline knelt. Inside ty of the carriage, all was dark.

    But t. A pair of green eyes staring back.

    ‘Voom!“ she said, and she smiled.

    t ime to go home.

    Aside from tory itself, Miss inter spoke little in our meetings. In to say “ sempered edge to ion, and s expect me to, so to an end. I ly a minute early, take my place in take my notebook out of my bag. t all, sory  governed by times Miss inter il sural break at t ion of y about it t akable. It e space at ter. I  note in my book, close togetake my leave. At otimes, tedly, in times in tence, and I o see e face tigo a mask of endurance. “Is t time I sao go. elling me tory of Merrily and tor, I put my pencil and notebook into my bag and, standing up, said, “I shall be going away for a few days.”

    ‘No.“ She was severe.

    ‘I’m afraid I must. I ing to be ially, and I’ve been  ay.“

    ‘Maurice can take you to too buy wever you need.“

    ‘I need my books…“

    Sured at he