‘Sounds perfect.’
I check her in, just in time for Lara’s reappearance.
***
I turn the sign over to read: No Vacancies.
‘Full already? See, nowt to worry about,’ William says and embraces me. Stick with me, lass, we’ll be reet.’
I nod. ‘Will you stay tonight?’
‘Sure?’
‘Aye.’ I’m aware of the silly grin on my face but can’t do anything about it.
‘Then there’ll be no keeping me away.’
I grab William’s arm at a tapping sound, and we turn to see a familiar black shape perching on the stone ledge outside the window. The rook pecks the glass again and both of us freeze. It holds my gaze for a few frenzied heartbeats then flaps away.
The End
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Glossary of Yorkshire Terms
Addled – Confused, muddled
Ain’t – Isn’t, am not, hasn’t, haven’t
Anyroad – Anyway
Awd Carlin – Sharp old woman
Ey up – Greeting
Barguest – Evil spirit in form of an animal
Besom – A broom made from heather or twigs tied round a stick
Canny – Astute
Frit – Frightened
Gimmer – Young female sheep
Hersen – Herself
Hissen – Himself
Ken – Know
Mesen – Myself
Mithering – Fussing, pestering
Nithered – Cold/frozen
Nowt – Nothing
Owt – Anything
Poddy Lamb – Orphaned lamb
Spain – Separate lambs and ewes
Stook – Sheaves of grain stood up in field
Summat – Something
Thee – You
Theesen – Yourself
Thine – Yours
Thy – Your
Tup – Breeding male sheep/ram
Watter – Water
Wether – Castrated lamb
Whiskybae – Whisky
Witchpost – Carved wooden post used as protection against witchcraft.
Allus - Always
An’all – As well
Anyroad – Anyway
Apeth – Idiot/fool
Aw reet – All right
Awd carlin – Old woman
Breeks – Breeches
Fret – Worry
Mesen – Myself
Neps –Clusters and knots of wool fibres
Noils – Short wool fibres
Nowt – Nothing
Ower ’ere – Over here
Owt – Anything
Reet – Right
Shoddy – Lowest quality wool, made from recycled garments and/or the sweepings from the mill floor
Summat - Something
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Classification:
Historical, literary, biographical, horror, psychological, ghosts, suspense, thriller, British, haunted houses, young adult, new adult, romance.
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