‘No, they weren’t the same, although they were twins. They
were very different – in appearance and in character. But they
did lots of things together.’
‘Simon seems to have put it our of his head. Do you think he
remembers Patrick often? It’s a long time from twelve to
twenty. Even a twin becomes like a shadow after eight years.’
‘Nancy’s remark made Bee stop and think. What could she
remember of Patrick – the twin brother, only twenty minutes
older than Simon,who would have inherited Latchetts in a few
weeks’ time? He had been small and fair, similar to other
Ashbys, and she remembered him as a quiet, serious young boy.
That was really all she could remember now. What had
happened to her memories of Patrick, who had died so many
Years ago?
‘That body they found in the sea,’ said Bee, unhappily. ‘How
could they be so sure it was Patrick? It had been in the water for
months.’
‘But Bee, it must have been Patrick. Nobody else had thrown
himself, or fallen, from a cliff near here. I’m sure it was Patrick.
And the note was certainly from him.’
‘Yes, Nancy,’ replied Bee, ‘but I don’t think he jumped from
‘No, they weren’t the same, although they were twins. They
were very different – in appearance and in character. But they
did lots of things together.’
‘Simon seems to have put it our of his head. Do you think he
remembers Patrick often? It’s a long time from twelve to
twenty. Even a twin becomes like a shadow after eight years.’
‘Nancy’s remark made Bee stop and think. What could she
remember of Patrick – the twin brother, only twenty minutes
older than Simon,who would have inherited Latchetts in a few
weeks’ time? He had been small and fair, similar to other
Ashbys, and she remembered him as a quiet, serious young boy.
That was really all she could remember now. What had
happened to her memories of Patrick, who had died so many
Years ago?
‘That body they found in the sea,’ said Bee, unhappily. ‘How
could they be so sure it was Patrick? It had been in the water for
months.’
‘But Bee, it must have been Patrick. Nobody else had thrown
himself, or fallen, from a cliff near here. I’m sure it was Patrick.
And the note was certainly from him.’
‘Yes, Nancy,’ replied Bee, ‘but I don’t think he jumped from
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