A Poor Girl's Peril (#4, the Winds of Misery Victorian Romance) (A Family Saga Novel) by Dorothy Green

Author:Dorothy Green
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Victorian Romance, Victorian fiction, Victorian, Historical Romance, Clean Romance, Family Sagas, Sagas
Publisher: Dorothy Green
Published: 2020-02-15T16:00:00+00:00

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“Herald! Ready the carriage for a long journey. I am to leave as soon as it is ready.”

“Yes sir. Right away”

Before long, William was in his carriage, after having talked with the driver of what roads to take to Brentwood that one might take on foot. That would be his route. He told the driver and his manservant to be on the lookout for anyone on foot whether it be man woman or child. He would question them all to see if they had come across Adeline. For the first time in a long time he felt some hope that he might yet see Adeline again and right the wrong that he had done to her.

On the journey, the sun was beginning to set on the horizon. William picked up his cane and pounded the roof of the carriage. The carriage came to a halt.

“It is getting dark. Let us go to the nearest accommodations. We will see nothing in this night and I do not want to give the night the advantage.”

“Yes sir.” The carriage jolted forward.

William was very familiar with the area for it was in the direction of Linwood, in Hampshire County. He had crossed this way many times before, and often stayed at the tavern.

Many carriages pulled in and out of the white building, the Inn known as the Green Tavern. The carriage pulled up, waiting in line behind two carriages for the servants to attend to the horses. William searched the faces of those gathered. There were many people milling about and because it was Winter they all sought shelter.

“Right this way sir,” A man servant opened the door. William grabbed his hat and stepped out of the carriage. He looked around while he placed the Hat on his head and as he did so he caught a fleeting image of a woman on Horseback. There was something familiar about her, but she had kicked the horse into a gallop and he was not able to look any longer before she disappeared into the dark. He would not expect that she would be on horseback, so he let the thought go.

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Adeline hopped on top of Nelly. “All right old girl, ready to head home?” That word echoed in her mind, home. For she had not felt like she truly had a place in the world for a very long time indeed, and the Carson family had made her feel quite welcome. Though she knew that the cottage and farm were not a permanent place to be, it was what she was calling home for now and that was quite the change. For even when she was living in the workhouse she knew that it was not entirely a true place to live, always temporary with people coming and going.

Nelly turned in a circle, gathering a drink of water from the trough as though reading for the trip across the grassy fields to head home. But as the horse drank water, Adeline saw a very familiar sight.

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