Chapter 55
RYMAN DID NOT recognize the rapping on his cottage door. Unexpected visitors were a rarity. He set down Notitia Venatica on the corner of his cluttered desktop and went to see who was there. He found Dorcas Stanhope on his front step.
“May I come in?”
“Yeah, sure.” He motioned her inside. “What brings you over this way?”
She walked in hesitantly and stood looking around the small living room. “What a nice place you have here. So cozy, in a comfy, homey kind of way.”
“All Nardell’s doing. It was pretty much a wreck when it was just me.”
“A woman’s touch always helps.” She walked through the room, lightly fingering the furniture, absorbing the feel of the place. She closed her eyes. “But it’s manly too.”
Ryman remained by the door, watching her. “Is there something I can do
