Christine Blashford
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728 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 21 Jul
Christine Blashford’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Despite the long morning of peril and chase and excitement, there was still much more ahead.
His men were in saddle, his troop was afield, the foe was in force on the road to the north.
The battle, mayhap, was on at the very moment, and Frayne and home was no place for him when duty called at the distant front.
Only there was Nan, silent, tremulous, to be sure, and with such a world of piteous dread and pleading in her beautiful eyes, as
It was hard to have to tell her he must go again and at once, hard to have to bid her help him in his hurried preparations when she longed to throw herself in his arms and be comforted.
He tried to smile as he entered the gate, and thereby cracked the brittle sun dried court plaster with which a sergeant had patched his cheek at the stables.
The would be gladsome grin started the blood again, and it trickled down and splashed on his breast, where poor Nan longed to pillow her bonny head, and the sight of it, despite her years of frontier training, made her sick and faint.
He caught her in his left arm, laughing gayly, and drew her to the other side.
Got the mate to that scoop of Billy's, he cried, holding forth his other hand to Mrs.
Ray. 'Tisn't so deep, perhaps, but 'twill serve, 'twill do, and I'll crow over him tonight.
Come in with us, Mrs.
Ray, I've something to show you.
One minute, said that wise young matron, let me tell the children where to find me.
Sandy and Billy are on post at the telescope.
They wouldn't leave it even for luncheon.
With that she vanished, and husband and wife were alone.
You must go, Gerald, she sobbed.
I know it, but isn't there some way?
Won't Captain Dade send more men with you?
If he did, Nan, they'd only hamper me with horses that drag behind.
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