She felt the sunshine invading her, because he was touching her hand and, when she looked into his eyes, she knew that he wanted to kiss her.
With an effort she forced herself to attend to the gypsy women.
They looked very attractive in their colourful gowns while coins that hung from the veils over their hair sparkled in the sunlight.
They brought Thea and Nikōs plates piled high with the stew that they had cooked over the fire.
As soon as Thea tasted it, she realised just how delicious it was.
She was certain that it was a mixture of roe deer, hare and partridge all in one stew and they had cooked it with herbs that grew naturally on the plain and in the woods.
While they were eating, the gypsies sat down on the ground at their feet.
They were then joined by the men who, with thei
