Chapter Four

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Chapter Four'Did you hear the news?' Jane asked. 'It's all over the school; you must have heard.' 'What news?' Lorna looked at the semi-cooked mess that they called lunch and wondered if she should torture her stomach by eating more. 'They've found a body at the Alfreck Well.' Jane slid down on the bench at Lorna's side. She lowered her voice to a breathless whisper. 'It's poor Mr Findhorn.' 'Oh poor Mr Findhorn,' Lorna said, enjoying the scandal even as the news of a death saddened her. 'I don't know Mr Findhorn or the Alfreck Well. Could you slow down and start at the beginning, please?' Jane smiled, happy to be the bearer of startling news. 'There were two women at the Alfreck Well this morning. You know why they went there, don't you?' 'No, I don't,' Lorna said. 'Tell me about the

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