From Across the Ancient Waters- Wales by Michael Phillips

Author:Michael Phillips [Phillips, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781647349011
Publisher: CKN Christian Publishing
Published: 2020-06-30T22:00:00+00:00

Picnic in the Hills

Rhawn Lorimer had not been pleased with Percy’s rebuff on market day. She had been stewing and scheming ever since how she might try her wiles on him again. That Courtenay’s sister was so obviously uninterested left the field wide open for her to pursue him.

There remained the mystery of the strange floral bouquets to get to the bottom of. She still had not made the connection in her mind between Percy’s bouquet in the shop and the village witch-child. But whoever the secret girl was for whom Percy had bought the ribbon, Rhawn had no doubt that he could be enticed to forget her. But she had to get him alone.

And she couldn’t help it—she was jealous of Florilyn. After what he had done in the village, what a goose not to see that he was crazy about her. Percy’s words still annoyed her that he wouldn’t risk a fight for her. It made Rhawn all the more determined to win him over.

She did not lose much sleep speculating on what would be the result to Percy from Courtenay if she was successful, Boys had to be able to take care of themselves about summed up her thoughts on the matter. Alongside Courtenay’s view that girls ought to come to him, the two were ideally matched for one another in conceit.

Thus Rhawn Lorimer’s machinations continued. Every time she went near the manor, however, ostensibly to see Florilyn but keeping an eagle eye out for her cousin, there was no sign of him. And Courtenay always insisted on hanging around.

One day late in July, with high summer abroad throughout North Wales, Rhawn Lorimer decided that she would lure the rivals out for a ride. She would use Florilyn as the pawn for her stratagems. From certain comments from her friend, she gathered that the animosity between she and Percy had begun to wane. That fact concerned her more than a little. She had to act before it went too far and Florilyn took it into her head to return Percy’s attentions.

Rhawn appeared at Westbrooke Manor midway through the morning. “Florilyn,” she said excitedly, “it is a gorgeous warm day. I’m going to ask Courtenay to go for a ride toward the mountains. I haven’t been into the hills for longer than I can remember. Do you want to go? Let’s take a picnic lunch!”

“Why would I want to go with you and Courtenay?” replied Florilyn. “I don’t want to tag along with the two of you. Haven’t you heard about three’s a crowd? Courtenay would hate me.”

“It would be more fun with you along.”

“Maybe for you!”

“Well … perhaps it wasn’t such a good idea,” sulked Rhawn.

“Why don’t you just go without me?”

“I don’t know,” rejoined Rhawn hesitantly. “Courtenay’s been, I don’t know … a little funny lately. I don’t know if he would be such good company by himself.”

They were silent a moment. Rhawn was clearly disappointed.

“I’ve got an idea,” said Florilyn. “I could see if Percy wants to go … that is, if you don’t mind.

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