“I completely understand, Mr West. Peace is a quality we all strive to achieve for more reasons than one. Would you like another coffee while I fetch it from upstairs? It won"t take me long, but I thought it safer to wait until your arrival before I got it ready. No good having it lying around then finding pressure of work causing your departure to be cancelled.”
Having praised her for the quality of the first cup of coffee, my refusal of another seemed impolite and I"m sure Hannah would have disapproved, but I managed to take the edge off any discourtesy I"d caused by commending her carefulness. “You are very wise, Jacqueline. Who knows what might have occurred.”
My patience was at breaking point, plus the hole in my leg was throbbing like mad, which was my fault as I"d forgotten to cha
