‘Last night, when I glanced down into the hall, I saw a gentleman I know—a friend of my husband’s. He glanced up, but whether he glimpsed me in the shadows I do not know. I think we should leave London before Lethbridge comes looking for me.’ ‘We always knew we could not stay here for long,’ Sally agreed with an anxious look. ‘But where will you go, my lady?’ ‘I pray you, do not call me my lady. It is best that you call me ma’am or by my name. We are friends after all.’ ‘I shall call you ma’am,’ Sally said. ‘You will always be my lady in my heart. Where in the country shall we go?’ ‘Are you sure that both of you wish to come with me?’ ‘I shall not desert you, ma’am,’ Sally said, ‘and Thomas vows he will go wherever I lead.’ ‘I have a friend in Cambridgeshire who will take me in for a while,’ Madeline said. ‘Hattie was my governess, but she left us to marry a gentleman farmer. She will allow me to stay until I can find a cottage of my own.
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