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“Young ladies do not go wandering off on their own, and what if a gentleman comes upon you? You shouldn’t be alone at all, not when people talk.” The older lady tittered. “It’s best that you stay with us, and we know where you are.”
Isabel pouted, but she didn’t argue. She could see that she wouldn’t be able to make them see reason. Her mother gave her an apologetic look before she turned away. Then she stopped.
“Oh, Isabel! Isn’t that Mr Sidney?”
“What?” Isabel looked around her mother. “Where?”
“Just coming down the path from the east entrance.”
Richard couldn’t be here, surely? He was back in Devon. But when Isabel looked where her mother was pointing, she saw him. Richard was strolling down the path, wearing a very smart suit as he walked with a lighter step than she remembered.
What on earth was he doing here?
Before someone stopped her, Isabel hurried over to him.
“Richard!”
