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She said, I'll sit with her now, dear. Karl watched her, but her eyes were downcast. In a flash of black and white it burst from the bracken and bounded towards him, then stopped dead in front of him, barking hysterically. His patience with me is running out.

You don't mind, Charli, do you? Of course not! said Charlotte, too fervently. He lowered his head, mahogany-dark hair shadowing his forehead. It was all pale stone and dark wood, a medieval priory crystallized in time. He glanced back, saw Anne and Charlotte bending over Edward, Maddy staring at them but not helping.