CHAPTER NINETEENThey caught up with Tyler in Auxerre; or rather she caught up with them, since the Dragonfly skimmed along the Yonne as quickly as her namesake. Scenting shops behind the city’s exquisite mediaeval facade, Delphine announced that she absolutely must have new clothes as she had worn everything she owned and Colin pointed out that there wasn’t a millimetre of space left on the boat and as the two of them staked out their negotiating positions, the scarlet prow of Sabrina Fair came gliding towards the quay.
“OK, I’ll admit that you could do with some shorts.”
“Shorts?” Delphine couldn’t believe her ears. “Colin, I am in rags and you are talking to me of shorts.”
“It’s Tyler!” he called to distract her. “Let’s go and help with the ropes…”
She wasn’t going to be diverted tha
