The Daughters Of Eden Trilogy: The Shadow Catcher, Fever Hill & The Serpent's Tooth - Plot & Excerpts
The limestone crumbled on impact, or splintered beneath her weight. She had tried ripping up her gown and plaiting a rope. Without scissors it was impossible to tear the muslin into even strips, and she managed only an unwieldy chain of knots. Nevertheless, she had tried throwing the ‘rope’ over a sapling which jutted halfway up the sink-hole wall. She had managed to haul herself a few feet off the ground before the sapling gave way.Finally, she had tried shouting for help. She had given that up the soonest of all. It was frightening to hear her voice buffeted from wall to wall, with no reply.She forced herself to sit down and think. How long since Sinclair had left? Five hours? Six? The breeze had dropped but the sky was still blue, the heat still intense.Her face felt stiff, her eyes scratchy and sore. It was becoming difficult to think of anything but water. She’d had nothing since well before dawn, when she’d stolen a drink from the Providence cook-house. Why hadn’t she thought to take anything with her?But if she had, it would be out of reach now.Just like Ben’s gun.That wretched gun.
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