A Kind Of Magic by Betty Neels

Author:Betty Neels [NEELS, BETTY]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction
Published: 2011-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

Rosie sternly suppressed a naughty reply, and said, “Yes, Granny, I’ll bring you back in a week’s time.”

“Since your aunt Carrie has seen fit to go away and not return until two days after I get back here I shall expect you to stay, Rosie.”

Rosie, trying to think of a good excuse, caught her Aunt’s eye, and said “Yes, Granny’ in a meek way instead. Aunt Carrie deserved some fun even though she was middle-aged.

Rosie was loading the car boot with the impedimenta considered necessary for a week’s stay by her grandmother when she straightened up to see Sir Fergus driving past in the Rolls. He didn’t stop; probably he hadn’t seen her, and even if he had she doubted if he would have bothered to do so.

She poked in her grandmother’s spare walking stick, her sunshade, her umbrella and a particular cushion she simply had to have with her, and then she slammed down the boot with unwonted vigour. He could have stopped, she grumbled silently, and he must have seen her. Even if it had only been for a moment to make some caustic remark. A slight sound made her turn her head. The Rolls was within inches of her, and Sir Fergus was getting out.

It was annoying to blush so hotly, and his faintly amused look didn’t help. She said, “Good morning. Sir Fergus,” in a rather high voice.

“Hello, Rosie. How fortunate that I should have noticed the car.”

Not her she reflected crossly, the car.

“Are you going back to Inverard?”

She said “Yes’ rather ungraciously and, since he was waiting for her to say something else, added, ” Granny is to pay us a visit, so I came down to get her. “

“Rather unwillingly, perhaps? You were ramming the boot full in a rage.”

“Well… there’s such a lot to do and see, and for a week I won’t be able to do any of the things I want to do. And now call me selfish…”

Her dark eyes flashed and she had gone rather pink again.

The professor, leaning on the bonnet of his car, observed her splendid bosom heaving with temper and longing with suitable appreciation.

“Of course you’re not selfish.” He spoke in a soothing manner which took the wind out of her angry sails.

“I can imagine how you feel—you need a week tramping around the hills, don’t you? Catching up on memories?

When she nodded he continued, “Well, now, if you could bear with me we could spend a day together next week? I have to go to Oban, Fort William and then Inverness, and I’ve a couple of days owing to me.” He eyed her narrowly, watching the doubt in her face.

“I suggest this merely because, while it would be difficult for you to go off on your own, if I invite you I think your grandmother would be unable to raise any objection. Presumably she is expecting you to keep her company for a good deal of the time?”

“Yes, yes, she is. Father will be busy with solicitors, then Mother has the house to run.

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