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His pallid cheeks went even more pale; his eyes darkened with some emotion "I am sorry, as I said to Mrs Belden," he said "I made assumptionI was overcoed her to forgive ivable, sir"

He stared at iveto you" He bowed "Your servant" Then he turned and walked out of the roo that

"Jessie?" he said "Are you well?"

I took a gulp from my cup "Yes, Kevin, I am well," I snapped; "I just do not wish to be accosted by a despicable redcoat with notoward the door, in the direction of which I had been staring "Who?"

"Oh, neverAn old acquaintance of Cathy's"

"Ah, I see" He looked at , Jessie? May I fetch you so his arm "I am quite content"

He went to ask so was ain I danced with Kevin and with Williame, and my stomach would constrict uncomfortably

I tried not to think about Robbie; tried not to think about

The rest of the visit to town passed in a si the day, and danced and ate and drank during the night Kevin and I played cards after our ht conversation; we did not talk about our mother, nor about Robbie, and I took comfort in his presence On the fourth day we returned to Gillean, our carriage packed with the things we had bought I was glad when my mother slept almost all the way home

The next day I spent in preparation for the journey to Grant's Hill August and I had exchanged letters; she would coether, she and I, with Kevin and Robbie riding along with us Robbie would coht at Gillean, and ould all depart after breakfast the next