condensed master

Will Bonner
park where he had left it earlier. He was sorely tempted to book a room for the
night but his brain was so active it would have been a waste. The journey home
could consume three hours or more and it would take all of that time to get used
to the feeling of freedom he had attained during the day's activities. He still couldn't
come to terms with what had happened.
Dorothy turned over as he slipped into bed around 4 a.m. "You're very late
Will. Did something go wrong?"
"No, the business in Dorset took longer than expected and I decided to come
home rather than stay over."
Will felt himself slipping into oblivion a sensation he had not experienced for
a very long time and he allowed it to encompass him.
On the following evening Will phoned Margaret in Australia to give her the
details. She was relieved at not having to take any action against Derek Bates. As
Henderson had promised, he received no more legal letters from the company
over the next two or three months, during which time they had applied for
immigration to Canada and been accepted.
It was early Spring when the plane took off from London en route for Toronto.
It would be a one-way trip for them this time.
The angle of the lift as it left the ground had a special meaning for him on this
occasion. It felt as though he was being catapulted out of the worst trouble he had
ever encountered and he was feeling better about it by the second.
They were starting a new life and this time he was determined to make it one
of stability and contentment.
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