18 Raiders inthe Rocks
" What did Captain Randall say?" I asked.
With Dougal on one side and Jamie on the other,
there was barely room for the three horsesabreast down the narrow road. Here and there, one or both ofmy companions would have to drop back or spur up, in orderto avoid becoming entangled in the overgrowth that threat-ened to reclaim the crude track.
Dougal glanced at me, then back at the road, in order toguide his horse around a large rock. A wicked grin spreadslowly across his features.
"He wasna best pleased about it," he said circumspectly.
"Though I am not sure I should tell ye what he actually said.
to rideMistress Fraser."
"I, er, don‘tC
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