<> Chapter 11 Lingard Estate 1972 Linen Hall Library Thursday, March 10, 2016 TIFF Lingard108 Manuscript Blake, Sadie English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/lingard108 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Lingard108_1.jpg LHL Archive 99 ( cont) on the edge of the settee and took hold of Kevin’s hand. "I’m sorry I was late, Kevin. You see, Brede came to see me - " ”Brede?” "She told me what had happened." "She asked you not to come, didn't she?" "Yes. Yor your sake. She was worried about you and I didn’t know what to do. But I couldn't bear the thought of you waiting." "I'm glad you couldn't." His hand tightened round hers. Mr Blake came in carrying a tray. Sadie jumped up to help him. Text