![]() Her expression was admirably grim, but she managed to keep it that way for only a second before a snort of laughter burst through her lips. ![]() “ I can’t believe you married a pickpocket,” Anne said, shaking her head. “I still can’t believe you gave it to him,” Cordelia scolded. “I had wretched bad luck when Lawrence had it in his possession,” Ellie admitted. “I’m just saying I’m not convinced that it doesn’t.” ![]() “I’m not saying it does,” said Anne, whose recent marriage to the Duke of Dorset made her one of the highest ranking ladies in the land. “…that this… this coin has supernatural powers.” “I cannot believe the three of you think that this sixpence-” Bea thrust her hand forward, as if they didn’t already know precisely what she was holding. “We were children!” Bea looked over at Ellie, hoping to find some spark of sanity in her eyes.īut Ellie was nodding right along with Cordelia. Then back at them, because really, they were the ones with the ability to form thoughts and take action and change the future. Bea could only stare, first at them, and then at the coin that had been laid in the palm of her hand. Immediately following the wedding of Lawrence Blackthorne and Lady Elinor Daventryīut it was clear from their faces that Anne, Cordelia, and Ellie were not joking. An upstairs bedroom in Wolford Manor, Herefordshire ![]()
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