'James and 'Anna kissin'! Now 'ur gonna have babies!', Billy squealed with delight.'Billy! We are not going to have babies.' Then in a hissing voice, ...he turned to James, 'What are you doing? He'll tell his mother and then, well, then... ', her voice trailed off at the smile on his face.'Mrs. Preston knows that I'm not your cousin and she told Billy that. He asked me why I fibbed and I told him that it was to protect you, but that I liked you alot. He's promised to help protect you too. Then HE. She then turned the cage around clockwise once, then again. And again and again.I lost count how many times I had seen all 4 walls of the room. Then she took2 steps back, still holding the cage and pushed it forward. She was strongerthan I thought. I was both swinging backwards and forwards, but also rotatinganticlockwise as the chain unwound. When the chain was wound in the oppositedirection it finally came to a halt and the rotation was clockwise again. Isaw the Mistress smile before she. On closer inspection, she discovered it was the huddled sleeping body of a young woman covered in dirt and grime."Wake up, mistress, there will be folk on this road shortly and you look most discombobulated."The mass of matted hair and shredded clothing moved and a pretty face under the coat of grime looked up with some degree of consternation."Where am I? Who might you be, young lady?"Cassie laughed because she knew she was in the right place and it was this intruder who was the true. It'son. Jamie and I are getting our marriage formally blessed for the wholefamily to attend and we are off to see Vicar Rachel to arrange a date." And as soon as possible," cried the old earl feebly from his bed whereAuntie Jamie lay embraced in his arms like any truly affectionatedaughter would, "I'm not getting any younger and I just can't wait tosee my brother Arnold's face plus the expression on my odious nephewWilliam. Go along now, both of you. There's no time to lose. I want tosee.