A wiry boy with a narrow face, deep-set blue eyes, and sandy fair hair that curled below his ears, Jem was not one to draw attention to himself, and people peered more often at his family’s belongings than at him. He hunkered back among the family belongings, trying to make himself less conspicuous. He was not used to seeing so many strangers at once-the appearance of one in their Dorsetshire village would be an event discussed for days after-and to being so exposed to their attention and scrutiny. Jem Kellaway sat by a tower of Windsor chairs his father had made for the family years ago, and watched aghast as passersby openly inspected the cart’s contents. There was something humiliating about waiting in a cart on a busy London street with all your possessions stacked around you, on show to the curious public. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the Internet or via any other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
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