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Chapters (73)
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. PART ONE
  4. ONE
  5. TWO
  6. THREE
  7. FOUR
  8. FIVE
  9. SIX
  10. SEVEN
  11. EIGHT
  12. NINE
  13. TEN
  14. ELEVEN
  15. PART TWO
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. EIGHTEEN
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. TWENTY-SIX
  31. TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. TWENTY-NINE
  34. THIRTY
  35. THIRTY-ONE
  36. THIRTY-TWO
  37. PART THREE
  38. THIRTY-THREE
  39. THIRTY-FOUR
  40. THIRTY-FIVE
  41. THIRTY-SIX
  42. THIRTY-SEVEN
  43. THIRTY-EIGHT
  44. THIRTY-NINE
  45. FORTY
  46. FORTY-ONE
  47. FORTY-TWO
  48. FORTY-THREE
  49. FORTY-FOUR
  50. PART FOUR
  51. FORTY-FIVE
  52. FORTY-SIX
  53. FORTY-SEVEN
  54. FORTY-EIGHT
  55. FORTY-NINE
  56. FIFTY
  57. FIFTY-ONE
  58. FIFTY-TWO
  59. FIFTY-THREE
  60. PART FIVE
  61. FIFTY-FOUR
  62. FIFTY-FIVE
  63. FIFTY-SIX
  64. FIFTY-SEVEN
  65. FIFTY-EIGHT
  66. FIFTY-NINE
  67. SIXTY
  68. SIXTY-ONE
  69. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  70. Keep Reading …
  71. About the Author
  72. Also by Barbara Taylor Bradford
  73. About the Publisher

‘Thanks for the warning,’ Blackie muttered. ‘Shouldn’t we be going, Uncle Pat?’

‘Aye, we should. Let’s go across the moor and down to Tower Lane. That’s the quickest way to Town Street.’

The week became busy for Blackie. He had shown his plans for Mrs Wilson’s conservatory to his uncle and to Mrs Wilson herself, and both sides had approved.

Patrick Kennedy was delighted when she signed the work contract and told him Blackie could start at once. And he did. He was measuring the space, visiting the glaziers, ordering quantities of glass, wood and paint. Then he went in search of terracotta slabs for the floor of the conservatory. He was thrilled, the fuss of the weekend forgotten.

In the middle of the week, he came home to find a note from Sarah, explaining he should go on his own to Harrogate. She had written down an address. She had also explained she would meet him there that afternoon. Unexpectedly, she had to work on Saturday morning and would go straight to the train station at noon, see him in Harrogate later.

There was no mention of Finn in Sarah’s note, and so Blackie spoke to him the next day, when he finally went to the carpentry shop.

‘I don’t want to go,’ Finn said in a quiet voice. ‘I don’t want to spend the money, and anyway …’ Finn cut himself off, then whispered, ‘I had a note from Moira. She wants to talk to me on her day off. And that’s Saturday.’

Although Blackie was surprised, he kept his face neutral. ‘And where are ye meeting her?’

‘On the moor, opposite the Traveller’s Rest. She said we might want to find a café, have a bite for dinner.’

‘Then you’d better take some money with ye,’ Blackie chuckled.

Finn said, ‘I will. I’ve got a bit put away, just like you. But she said it’s her treat … as thanks for seeking her out in the Ham Shank.’

Later that week, Blackie found the right time to talk to Patrick. He asked his uncle if it was all right for him to go to Harrogate on Saturday.

‘You’re going with Sarah, correct?’

‘She has to work Saturday morning, but she’ll be there, yes.’

‘Is this an overnight trip?’

‘I think so, Uncle Pat.’

His uncle frowned and paused for a moment. ‘Then take some money from your savings and stay at a bed-and-breakfast place. More suitable, I think. More discreet. And be careful. Watch your step and keep your eyes peeled.’

‘I will, Uncle Pat, I swear on the heads of the Blessed Saints, I will.’