Lost heritage by Stratton Rebecca

Author:Stratton, Rebecca
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Toronto ; New York : Harlequin Books
Published: 1979-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

candles of blossom had died in the month she had been there. The trees stood plump and serene in the sunshine fluttering their palmate leaves in gende appeal as the evening deepened.

Apart from the main driveway to the house and the side paths, the chateau was surrounded by grassland and trees, deep soft turf that put a spring into even the most laggardly step, and the quiet of the evening was as soothing as a soft hand on the brow. Sometimes she convinced herself that the faindy luminous glow in the evening sky was the lights of Paris coming on; bringing the capital to life as the countryside drifted into relaxation and sleep. Maybe it was simply her imagination, but it was a nice thought and she mused on it as she walked.

The chestnuts whispered in the light wind and there was no other sound until her ears caught the immistakable crunch of gravel as if someone was coming along the driveway she had left behind. The sudden cessation of the sound suggested that whoever the walker was had either stopped in his or her tracks, or else had moved over on to the sound-deadening softness of the turf.

Something in Charlotte's brain tingled a warning and she turned as she stood imder a cluster of trees, almost in darkness since the sun was sinking rapidly and the branches were so thick that they doused whatever light was left. The figure that came striding across the grass towards her was unmistakable and she clenched her hands involuntarily into tight litde fists as she tried to think of reasons why Raoul should be coming in her direction with such urgency in his stride.

As always he came straight to the point without a greeting of any sort. *Are you on your way to meet with someone?' he asked, and Charlotte frowned at him curiously as she shook her head.

'No,' she said briefly, and turned to continue her walk.

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