by M C Beaton
“It’s all right,” said Agatha. “It’s all over now. Do you want me to help you pack?”
“No, I’ll be all right. What I would really like right now is to walk along to the Red Lion for a pint. Like to come?”
“Of course. I’ll just unpack my groceries and I’ll join you.”
♦
As Agatha sat opposite him in the Red Lion, she examined her feelings rather in the way that someone who has sustained a bad fall examines herself for broken bones. She found she was feeling only relaxed and content. James told her stories about the monastery and how, when he had finally visited the local hospital for an X-ray, it was to find the tumour had gone.
“I thought the police were checking hospitals everywhere,” said Agatha.
“I think I was simply entered in the record books as Brother James.”
“Oh, that explains it.”
“I phoned the lawyer and he is free this afternoon,” said James.
“May as well get it started.”
♦
The weeks James spent in Carsely passed like a dream of good company and sunny days for Agatha. They had meals together, they walked and talked. The new thatch on James’s cottage was completed. He had asked the estate agent to consult Agatha before letting his cottage so that she could choose pleasant neighbours for herself.
Charles phoned several times, but Agatha told him to stay away until James had gone.
And then, just when it seemed as if this happy, dreamlike existence would go on forever, the day of James’s departure was upon them.
He packed a few things into his car, which he had reclaimed from the police station. He gave Agatha a warm hug and climbed into the car. “Don’t forget visiting days,” he called.
He drove off along Lilac Lane, turned the corner, and was gone.
Agatha walked briskly back to her cottage. She felt happy and well. She picked up the phone and dialled.
“Charles. Is that you? Remember you promised me dinner at the Lygon?”
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