The journey had been accomplished without incident as Ted couldn’t seem to stay awake, and he hadn’t said a word the entire time. Her father had remarked that he probably hadn’t slept properly for a long time, and by the look of the exhausted man sitting across from her that was obvious. Ellie couldn’t decide how she felt about this brother. The shock of seeing him in such a poor state had made her want to turn away from him, and she was ashamed of that. Her father had shown more compassion than she had, and this man was her brother. She should have felt more for him than revulsion. As soon as they pulled up outside the house, the grooms rushed to hold the horses. Ellie and her father were helped out of the coach just as Henry and Philip appeared. ‘I wasn’t expecting you. Is everything all right?’ ‘I need your help, Henry.’ Albert reached into the carriage to help Ted out. He was awake, but still very weak, and clearly far from well.
