She was quite certain that her whole family would not only be demanding a full explanation for her behaviour but would insist that the marriage, which had only been postponed, should now take place at once.
‘I must find somewhere where no one will find me,’ she told herself, but had no idea where it could be.
*
The next morning almost as if she was afraid that the Police were not far behind her, she set off very early for the place the Vicar had suggested.
Because the roads were narrow it was impossible to go fast and she did not actually reach The Cherry Orchard until it was almost evening.
She could see as soon as she arrived that the garden was as beautiful as the name of the inn.
She learnt from the publican a great deal about the difficulties of accommodating travellers who aske
