She smiled and placed the kettle on the trivet in front of the fire. ‘You’ll never have to find out, Pa. We’re a team, you and me, not forgetting Boney and Flower, of course.’

‘Sit down and eat your supper.’ Ted shifted uneasily in his chair. ‘I think you’ll have to take the cart out on your own tomorrow, love. My joints are playing up something terrible tonight. I doubt if I’ll be able to get downstairs in the morning, let alone do me rounds.’

‘It won’t be the first time, Pa. I know the route like the back of my hand.’

‘Just leave the heaviest things for Finn Kelly. He’ll love that,’ Ted added grudgingly. ‘He’s always trying to get one up on me.’

‘Don’t worry. I can handle Kelly. He won’t get the better of me. That’s a promise.’

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About the Author

Dilly Court is the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of over thirty-five novels. She grew up in North East London and began her career in television, writing scripts for commercials. She is married with two grown-up children, four grandchildren and a beautiful great-granddaughter. Dilly now lives in Dorset on the Jurassic Coast with her husband.

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