Miss Sylvia's Stolen Bible by Harper Harris

Author:Harper Harris [Harris, Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

I was heading towards the front of the house when I ran into Henry.

“Oh, hello Henry.”

I wasn’t sure why I was so surprised to see him. He was the butler and it was his job to be around the house, making sure everything was in order.

“Miss Jacobs. Are you headed somewhere?”

He was very intuitive, another skill needed to be as good as he was at his job.

“I was going to walk down to my car to pick up some stuff. I should be back in about an hour.”

I figured the daylight and the fact that I had walked that way before should make the trip a little quicker and easier this time.

“That’s wonderful. Since you are headed out, could I impose upon you to take the dogs with you?”

I titled my head at the odd request. He wanted me to take the dogs for a walk? They weren’t too far behind him, wagging their tails and doing doggy things, but that didn’t mean I was ready to have them join me on my errand. Taking them with me would surely make my walk take a lot longer. Plus, they were practically strangers to me.

I considered refusing, but I didn’t want to appear rude. Maybe he was asking because I had appeared so eager to help out last night.

I looked over at Snickerdoodle and Macaroon. They were both tilting their cute heads back at me. Aw, it wouldn’t be such a hassle to take them along. And it might be nice for them. They probably didn’t get out much since their owners were so elderly. It would probably be a nice treat for them. So, I accepted Henry’s suggestion.

“Sure. I wouldn’t mind having the two cuties come with me.”

They looked over at me and it was like they sensed I was supposed to be taking over their care for the next hour or so because they ran over to me and rubbed against my legs. They were rather nice dogs. I decided this would be fun after all.

“Let me get their leashes,” Henry said. “They’re in the foyer.”

I followed Henry to the front and he got the two leashes out of a closet to the side. I hooked Snickerdoodle and Macaroon and headed to the door. Henry gave me some advice right before we left.

“They can be a tad bit rambunctious, but a little assertiveness will get them in line. They are just rather excitable.”

“Okay, we’ll see you in a bit.”

The dogs pulled me towards the door and, when I opened it, they pulled even harder to get outside. Indeed, they were rather excitable, but I felt I could manage. Henry shut the doors behind me and Macaroon and Snickerdoodle pulled me along.

I allowed them to guide me until we reached the edge of the driveway. It was clear I would have to hold my ground if we were going to get to my car in one piece.

The walk was a pleasant one, and Henry’s advice worked out pretty well.

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