Chapter 169
- His fingers fumbled when he tried to switch on the ignition, and, as though to underline his state of mind, he clashed the gears as he turned the car.
- When he reached the road he put his foot down hard. With a bit of luck she wouldn’t have reached the causeway yet.
- As he flashed past the stand of pines, recalling that morning’s conversation, he wondered if she had taken the cross-country route.