The Mountain Girl by Emma Payne Erskine Chapter 31 Page 23

make it.”

“We may, mother, we may.” He half rose as if he would leap from the vehicle. “I could go faster on foot. There’s a quarter of an hour yet before the Liverpool express. John, can’t we get on faster than this?”

“No, my lord. One of the ‘orses has picked up a stone. If you’ll ‘old ‘em I’ll dig it out in ‘alf a minute, my lord.”

David sprang out and took the reins. “Where’s the footman?” he asked testily.

“You left ‘im behind, my lord. He was ‘elping Lady Laura cut roses.”

“David, this is useless. The last train from London went through an hour ago and we haven’t