Chapter Three
Alice spent the next week with Queenie and her companions. By day they travelled along backroads, two caravans pulled by tired old horses. But Alice didn’t mind the slowness of the journey. It was comforting to sit next to Queenie as she drove the caravan and watch as occasional travellers passed. Queenie told her something about how travellers lived, their customs and amusements. At night they would make camp, lighting a fire and cooking their evening meal. Alice saw how the young men stared at her, with hungry eyes. She knew what was in their minds. But she felt safe with Queenie, who had made it clear from the beginning that they were in no way to molest her.
One morning Queenie said that they had reached the outskirts of London. In the distance she saw church spires and
