When he was at last on his feet, the floor seemed to fall away from under him. He passed areas where villages had once stood and learned from Jack that here the land had been grazed flat by cattle. “Go,” he said again. He sent three young women clerks scurrying as he demanded that he be shown the best they had to offer.
“Duke,” Dougless whispered. “What are we waiting for?” she asked as she picked up her new handbag. Catching her arm, he halted her. They’d shared a bedroom and a bathroom; they’d shared meals and jokes.
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