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Dangerous Echoes
he had taken a short break, hoping to persuade Clarrie to
make their engagement official. What was the point? It
was better to wait until he finally returned to England, his
tour ended.
When Polly heard of the theatre trip, she agreed whole-
heartedly with Clarrie and together they banished Sarah’s
doubts. Polly, older than Sarah by seven years, had
progressed from being the Grey family housekeeper and
Sarah’s friend for over thirty years, to being more like a
member of the family. She too had moved into Clarrie’s
house in Mapledurham and loved every minute of life now
– looking after them was a labour of love. Her own
daughter Jane lived only a mile away, so she was still close
enough to see her grandchildren, but living with them had
been far too tiring!
After an early supper Clarrie went to her studio/
bedroom to prepare a canvas for her next commission
and Polly stayed downstairs to watch television, but Sarah
decided to read in bed for a while to take her mind off
Amy and Jay.
In spite of her determination not to worry, her mind
refused to switch off. The sky lightened with false dawn
and darkened again, before Sarah found release from her
churning doubts, and slept.
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