Charity (The Shackleford Sisters Book 6) by Beverley Watts

Author:Beverley Watts [Watts, Beverley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BaR Publishing
Published: 2023-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Barely an hour after dropping anchor, Jago had acquired the horse and cart, and they were back on dry land. As she climbed up onto the cart, Charity glanced back at the small vessel that had brought them here. There was no sign of the fishermen, and she suspected they’d chosen to make themselves scarce in the event their arrival had been observed by less than friendly eyes.

Within half an hour, the sea had vanished behind the rolling hills, though Jago had informed them Tredennick was no more than a mile from the coast.

Despite her aching limbs, Charity was fascinated by the landscape. It was very similar to that of Devonshire, but there appeared far fewer dwellings. Jago seemed lighter with each passing mile, and once or twice he even laughed out loud in response to her father’s disgruntled comments. Even Percy smiled on occasion as he watched Freddy scout ahead, his excited nose either buried in a bush or high in the air, sniffing the wind.

As Jago promised, they finally arrived at his home around nine in the morning. As they rounded the last bend, Tredennick suddenly appeared, its austere grey stone almost seeming part of the land on which it was built. Charity gasped at the size of it. Jago hadn’t warned them his home was the size of a small castle. ‘Tare an’ hounds,’ her father muttered, ‘I’m beginning to think there is much you haven’t told us, Mr Cardell.

Jago glanced over at the clergyman’s frowning face. ‘You’re right of course, Reverend Shackleford,’ he admitted. ‘Starting with the fact that my name is not Cardell. It’s Carlyon.’

Augustus Shackleford eyed him narrowly. ‘Anything else? Do you have a title perchance?’

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