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.In fact, they were the very last ones shewould have chosen to set herself against if she had been one of the lawbreakers !Having seen her to her room, Scott departed with a smile and a saluting finger raised to his temple, andclosing the door behind her Rebel leant back against it, exhaling a contented breath.All in all, she hadthoroughly enjoyed her first taste of absolute freedom, and although there had been a few disquietingmoments where Chayne was concerned, she hoped that perhaps with practice she would soon feel as atease and undisturbed in his company as she did with his less overpowering brother.CHAPTER.THREE`Will it fit?' Rebel asked anxiously as Murray prepared to heave her single piece of luggage into theback of the plane where, it seemed to her, there wasn't a spare inch of space to be found.It was alreadypacked with a multitude of navy blue mail bags, paper-covered packages, cartons of all shapes and sizes,a stack of printed pamphlets, and goodness only knew what elseP'Never fear'! There, it's in!' Murray explained happily, and sent her a broad smile across the wing whichseparated them.Rebel's mouth took on an extremely wry curve.The two rear seats of the small plane had obviously beenremoved to enable more goods to be carried, but even so she would never have credited the aircraft withbeing able to hold quite so much.`Now, I suppose, the only question left to be asked is.will it still be able to get off the ground?' shequipped, and not altogether facetiously.`Of course it will!' he dismissed her fears blithely.`What a little doubter you are''Yes, well, it is the first time I've ever contemplated flying,' she tried to excuse her feelings ofnervousness.As he prepared to shut the door on the cargo area he sent her a slightly incredulous look from beneathblond hi ow,.`Truly?'She gave a succession of rapid little nods with her head.'Mmm, honestly.'He finished locking the door and came around the wing to link her arm through his as they headed forthe door on the other side.`Well, there's absolutely nothing to it,' he attempted to reassure her amiably.`You wait, I bet you'll love it by the time we reach Pitereeka.'`I hope so,' weakly.`I know so,' she was corrected with confidence.`There's nothing quite like flying in one of these smallaircraft.'That Rebel was fully prepared to believe, but it wasn't until they were actually airborne that she waswilling to say whether for good or bad.Once she could see how relaxed and unworried Murray was atthe controls, however, she discovered she was able to shed some of her trepidation too and begin toderive some considerable pleasure from the flight.Above them the sky was a clear cobalt blue as far as the eye could see, while below the ground spreadfile:///E|/My%20Library/books/ROMANCE/kerry%20a.%20pitereeka%20TXT/REUNION%20AT%20PITEREEKA.txt (22 of 100)05/05/2010 14:39:23file:///E|/My%20Library/books/ROMANCE/kerry%20allyne/1980%20%20reunion%20at%20pitereeka%20TXT/REUNION%20AT%20PITEREEKA.txtaway to a hazy far distant horizon where glittering saltpans provided a reminder of a one-time inlandsea.From this height the grass-covered plains and tree-lined gorges of the ranges immediately beneaththem were clearly visible, as was the occasional bright gleam of water from hidden rock pools orstrategically constructed earth tanks, and Rebel cast about her interestedly for any further signs ofhuman habitation.`How many properties did you say we called at before Pitereeka?'she called to Murray over the noise ofthe engine.`Two.Irinka Plains and Winthunga.'She returned to her study of the panorama below.`How long before we reach the first one? I can't seeanything.'`Don't be so anxious, it'll be another twenty minutes or so yet,' he laughed at her eagerness.`In any caseit will come up on my side, not yours.'A rueful nod and she tried to contain her increasingly feverish sense of excitement.Today she was goingto be reunited with her brother after six long years and she could hardly bear these last few hours ofwaiting.It had been purgatory yesterday as she attempted to fill in time at the hotel, and if there hadn'tbeen Ellen's friendly chatter at mealtimes she doubted if she would have spoken to another soul all day.Of the Cavanaghs there had been no sign, and she deduced they must have continued on their way southas had earlier been mentioned.With a view to making the time pass more quickly she turned her attention back to Murray, asking,`How many stations altogether will you call at today?'`About thirty in all [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]