Chapter two-1

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Chapter twoLucille rode her horse slowly up the steep incline to the Folly. It stood on top of one of the hills overlooking the Shaw estate. It had been built by the second Marquis, who had been known as an eccentric. It boasted a tall thin tower rather like a lighthouse, but the bottom part, for no apparent purpose, had an Oriental look with trelliswork windows. In the centre there was a statue of Krishna, the Indian God of Love. It was a favourite place of generations of children who would play hide-and-seek” among the bushes that had grown up outside. Then, climbing up the twisting stone stairs to the top, they had a panoramic view over the countryside. In spite of Delia’s warning, Lucille had met the Marquis again several times on the Racecourse. The previous morning he had said

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