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Revenge is Not So Sweet
Debs’ revenge was not a great success. After
lights were turned out for lockdown she had sneaked
out of the study she shared with Rosemary Booker
and surreptitiously made her way out of the living
quarters, across the quadrangle and over to the
stables.
Getting the pony out of the stables had proved
more difficult than expected. Unlike the more serious
equestrians Debs didn’t own her own pony so she
selected one from the general pool. It had neighed
and whinnied so loudly that Debs had almost
abandoned the operation at its inception. Deborah
had finally managed to pacify the animal with kind
words and sugar treats and had eventually succeeded
in securing mufflers onto its hooves.
Crossing the quadrangle had been nervewracking.
She had waited until Sunday night when
she figured most of the Brass would be in town,
drinking in the local saloon bars. Nonetheless there
were still lights in a few of the windows of the floors
of the accommodation building occupied by the