It was indeed a very long journey, the carriage rolled on in silence as Philip leaned back observing Mary. She kept her eye close to avoid eye contact with Philip. She was doing everything possible to ignore him. He knew that nothing he says to Mary would make her open up easily, but he would definitely say he made progress.

Martha shut her eyes tightly, she could feel his gaze on her and she hated it. But she had to admit an escape from the Winston mansion was a much-needed relief. ...