Landower Legacy by Victoria Holt

Author:Victoria Holt [Holt, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Historical
ISBN: 9780449207277
Google: Pvw-47Q0FOUC
Amazon: B003G2YL9A
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Goodreads: 2068590
Publisher: Fawcett
Published: 1984-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

"It's very nice of them to be so welcoming," I said.

"Bees know," he told me gravely.

"There you are!" said Cousin Mary. "If the bees approve of you, you're the right sort. That's so, is it not, Jamie? Of course it is."

He stood with his cap in his hand while the light breeze ruffled his sandy hair.

"Poor Jamie," said Cousin Mary as we rode on. "Though perhaps I should say, Lucky Jamie. I've never known anyone who has that complete contentment. It's due to coming to terms with life. I suppose. Jamie has what he wants. He doesn't look beyond that. A roof over his head, enough to eat, and his friends about him . . . chief of which are the bees."

"Perhaps the simple life is the best."

"There's a lot to be said for simplicity. Well, here we are. These woods along here are the dividing line between Tressidor and Landower. There used to be conflict in the old days. Whose woods were they? Now they're a sort of no-man's land. I would first like to call on the Jeffs. Their cottage is decidedly damp and Jim Burrows thinks something ought to be done about it ... I shall introduce you as my cousin's daughter," she went on. "That's what we thought you were. No point in going into complicated relationships."

I said: "It's odd to think that we are not related. I continued to think of you as Cousin Mary even after . . ."

"I never did believe in all that nonsense about blood's being thicker than water. Who was it said we choose our friends but our relations are thrust upon us? How true! I never thought much of my cousin Robert nor his sister Imogen for that matter. However, my cousin's daughter you stay. How's that? All right, eh?"

"If it makes it easier."

"Just at first anyway."

We were received with pleasure by the Jeffs.

"I remember Miss Caroline," said Mrs. Jeffs. "It must be well nigh . . . well, bless me if I can remember how many years since she were here."

"It's five," I told her.

"My word, you've shot up since then. I remember how you used to ride round with Mr. Jago."

"Fancy your remembering."

"Oh yes. That were the time when there was trouble up at Landower. I do recall how Jane Bowers and her husband Jim were that worried as to what was going to happen to the estate. My patience me, there was rumours going round. There's been Landowers up at the house as far back as anyone could remember. Jim Bowers's grandfather and great-grandfather . . . they'd all been on Landower property. Praise God, 'tis all well now and Landowers be where they belong to be and Landower tenants be safe in their homes."

Cousin Mary discussed the damp at some length with Mr. and Mrs. Jeffs and when we left them and were riding along in silence I thought of Mrs. Jeffs' words about people being safe in their homes. So the marriage had brought some good to others as well as to the Landowers.

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