Doctor Who NSA19 - Wishing Well by Trevor Baxendale

Author:Trevor Baxendale
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2010-12-25T06:01:16+00:00

‘What is that thing?’ Martha asked.

‘It’s mine!’

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‘It’s OK, I don’t want to take it off you. I just want to know what it is.’

Nigel reached into his trouser pocket with one hand and took out a clean handkerchief. He quickly wrapped the stone in the handkerchief and stuffed it into his jacket pocket. ‘It’s none of your business.’.

‘I really must apologise, ladies,’ said Gaskin, returning with an old tin marked with a red cross. ‘My guest is clearly not feeling himself.

But if you wouldn’t mind, I can look after things from here. You may go. Again.’

‘Your guest?’ Angela frowned. ‘Since when? Do you know who this is?’

‘Yes. His name is Nigel Carson. He’s. . . a personal friend of mine.

Now, if you wouldn’t mind. . . ’ Gaskin gestured towards the French windows, changed his mind and gestured towards an interior door, then seemed to lose his bearings entirely.

‘Henry, get them out of here,’ said Nigel, and it sounded like an order.

Gaskin frowned and put the First Aid tin down on a table. ‘Now see here, Nigel. . . ’

‘Wait a second,’ Martha interrupted, standing up. She pointed a finger at Nigel. ‘This man is supposed to be digging a tunnel to the bottom of the wishing well. What’s he doing here, with you?’

‘Oh my goodness,’ said Angela slowly. ‘It’s the Gaskin Tunnel, isn’t it?’

‘Gaskin Tunnel?’ Martha repeated.

‘Perhaps I’d better explain,’ said Gaskin.

Duncan Goode was sweating. He’d stripped down to his vest and was in the middle of his next swing of the pickaxe, when Ben Seddon cried out:

‘Wait!’

Put off his stroke, the pick twisted in Duncan’s grip as it struck something hard and he hurt his wrist badly. ‘Oww! What is it now?’

Ben shone his torch at the end of the tunnel, too excited to care about Duncan’s reaction. ‘Look! Look! I think we’re actually through!’

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