A Daring Escape by Tricia Goyer

Author:Tricia Goyer
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780736965156
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

TWENTY-ONE

Amity took Clark to Old Town Square for lunch, and even the walk was delightful due to unexpected sunshine. In her favorite café, she requested a window table with a view of the astronomical clock. She smiled as she sat, and Amity was sure that her feet hadn’t touched the ground the whole ten blocks it had taken them to get there. She and Clark had walked side by side with her arm linked in his. Had Clark really said he’d come all this way not only to help but also to try to win her heart? Her heartbeat quickened into a fast flutter to think of him leaving his home, his work, his daughter, and everything else in London to come to her—to be with her.

They both chose the lunch special, thick goulash and dark rye bread, but for the first time Amity couldn’t finish her meal. Her stomach was a ball of nerves.

Equally confusing was Emil’s reaction to Clark’s appearance. Why had he been so upset? Was it because after all their hard work, she had not gone with him to tell the families of the upcoming transports? Yes, she imagined that could be enough to fluster him. After all, he’d been volunteering his efforts for months—they both had. They’d both given so much in working toward a transport together.

But then again, could it be something more, as Clark suggested? She thought about all the quick hugs Emil had given her. She considered how easily he shared his joys and concerns. Did Emil think of her as more than a friend—had that possibility been on his mind? If she were honest, she believed that he did.

Yet as much as she enjoyed spending time with Emil—and appreciated all his help—it was Clark’s voice that had caused her heart to dance. Sitting across from her now, it was his presence that made everything feel right with the world, even though she knew it wasn’t. Knowing that he’d be here tomorrow caused a knot of excitement to grow in her stomach, and an ache of expectation quivered inside her.

As they ate their simple lunch, Clark filled her in on all that had been happening at home.

“Celia has been making appointments to sit down with everyone we know. Godfry has been driving her, and Mrs. McGovern has assigned Bonnie to be her chaperone.” He chuckled. “Bonnie thinks she’s pinched herself and gone to heaven. She told me she feels guilty since all she has to do is visit with fine folks at fancy homes and enjoy afternoon tea. She almost didn’t let me pay her because she hasn’t been cleaning or serving.”

Amity laughed, picturing that conversation perfectly. “Oh, I can imagine. And what does Mrs. McGovern have to say about that?”

“Well, she told Bonnie not to get too comfortable on that high horse, lest she fall all the way back to chambermaid.”

Amity gasped. “Mrs. McGovern wouldn’t!”

She couldn’t remember the last time she’d laughed in such a way. It was as if a

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