Beneath a Burning Sky by Jenny Ashcroft

Author:Jenny Ashcroft [Ashcroft, Jenny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780751565058
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 2016-11-29T05:00:00+00:00

Olivia stewed on Jeremy’s strange words, his look of panic when she mentioned Montazah, all the way to the Pashas’. She sat facing away from the horses to keep Gus from the glare of the sun; the only thing to distract her from what on earth Jeremy could have meant was El Masri’s brooding face bobbing up and down on the rear step.

She narrowed her eyes at him.

He stared blankly back.

‘You’re not very genial, are you?’ she said. ‘I don’t think you like me very much.’

He made no reply.

‘You can tell me, and be honest. Please. I can’t stand any more lies.’

‘I don’t dislike you, Ma’am Sheldon.’

‘Yes you do.’

‘I dislike your situation. That’s an entirely different thing.’

‘Because I’m British?’

He tilted his head sideways.

She frowned. ‘Is that a yes or a no?’

Another one of those head tilts.

‘Did you fight against the British, back in ’82?’

‘I’m employed by a British man, Ma’am Sheldon.’

‘That’s not answering my question.’

He breathed in, out. He said nothing.

He was too closed, too controlled. Olivia didn’t like it. And she didn’t trust the way he’d been looking at her ever since Clara had been taken. Had he had something to do with it? He’d been right there in the square, after all – he’d even stayed behind to wait for Clara after Olivia returned to Ramleh with Hassan. Olivia was sorely tempted to question him now, ask him outright if he was involved. She bit her tongue. What use would it be? He was hardly likely to admit it, for goodness’ sake.

But oh, to have been a lizard on the wall when the police had interviewed him.

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