Oh Merlin. Mrs Cameron herself came along and found them and seemed familiar with the man enough to give him what she supposed must be a nickname. The man scrambled to his feet and she gasped in mild pain when the man pulled her up as well. She rubbed her arm as he spoke to the woman.
They were brother and sister. Oh, she was glad he was urging his sister to not call for their mother. That was a mortification that she could do without. She was already feeling out of sorts that his sister - a woman she rather liked - had found them. She hoped this would not tarnish her reputation in the womans eyes.
"This has been a series of mishaps but none of it his fault. Nor mine," she assured the older woman as the other man pushed her towards Mrs. Cameron.
They were brother and sister. Oh, she was glad he was urging his sister to not call for their mother. That was a mortification that she could do without. She was already feeling out of sorts that his sister - a woman she rather liked - had found them. She hoped this would not tarnish her reputation in the womans eyes.
"This has been a series of mishaps but none of it his fault. Nor mine," she assured the older woman as the other man pushed her towards Mrs. Cameron.