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[...]... weeks T h e n one evening, G w e n n y brought me a message from Lorna 26 I went to our meeting-place the next morning, and L o r n a w a s w a i t i n g for m e ' O h , J o h n ; ' s h e said 'I am a p r i s o n e r in t h e h o u s e now C a r v e r w a t c h e s m e all t h e t i m e ' 'Lorna, do you love me?' I asked 'I love you, Lorna, and I w a n t to marry you.' 'I do love you, J o h n , '... u t soon, I w a n t e d to see L o r n a I w e n t to t h e hill a b o v e D o o n e Valley I looked at t h e w h i t e rock A n d there was Lorna' s black c o a t ! S h e h a d left m e a s i g n B u t w h e n h a d s h e left i t there? I went to the cave Lorna heard me coming She was waiting by t h e e n t r a n c e 'I saw y o u r sign,' I said ' A r e you in danger?' 'Yes!' s h e s a i d ' I... f a t h e r w i l l d i e N o b o d y w i l l h e l p m e t h e n ! ' 'Does anybody h e l p you now?' I asked 'Gwenny, my servant helps me,' Lorna replied 'She knows about you, J o h n I told her about you She knows about our meetings.' After that, I told Lorna about my journey to London 24 I t o l d h e r a b o u t J u d g e Jeffreys a n d h i s p l a n s 'I w o n ' t leave you again, L o r n a... few m i n u t e s l a t e r S h e was c o m i n g t o w a r d s m e a n d s h e was s i n g i n g S h e stopped n e a r m e , a n d I o p e n e d my eyes T h e r e were flowers in Lorna' s hair S h e was very beautiful! 'Lorna D o o n e ! ' I said She r e m e m b e r e d me - I k n e w that But she smiled and she asked me a strange question 'How do you k n o w my name?' she asked 'I'm J o h n Ridd,'... a t e was a t t h e e n d o f t h e valley I t was not one of the secret entrances to the valley Sometimes, p e o p l e from E x m o o r h a d to visit o n e of t h e Doones' houses T h e y w e n t into t h e valley t h r o u g h t h e Doone G a t e But it was a dangerous place T h e r e were always t w o g u a r d s w i t h g u n s o u t s i d e t h e g a t e T h a t n i g h t , I was lucky I w e... I waited in the dark, near the house After an hour, Lorna suddenly opened a window She put her head out of the window and she looked sadly at the m o o n W a s she t h i n k i n g of me? I called to her quietly and she looked d o w n at me ' J o h n ! ' she said ' A r e you mad?' 'I w a n t e d to see you,' I said ' W h y are you a prisoner here, Lorna? ' 'My grandfather is very ill,' she replied '... r y g r e a t d a n g e r ! ' The next morning, I told my m o t h e r about Lorna 'Yes, m y s o n , ' s h e s a i d ' O n e d a y s o o n , S i r E n s o r w i l l die L o r n a w i l l b e i n g r e a t d a n g e r B u t s h e m u s t n o t marry C a r v e r D o o n e H e i s a m u r d e r e r Y o u m u s t b r i n g Lorna h e r e , J o h n We will t a k e care of her.' A n d every day after... through t h e hole in t h e rocks 31 I t w a s a d i f f i c u l t j o u r n e y i n t h e s n o w B u t a t last, I was s t a n d i n g in front of Lorna' s house I k n o c k e d on t h e d o o r a n d G w e n n y o p e n e d it Inside t h e house, Lorna was lying in a chair H e r face was p a l e a n d s h e was very w e a k ' J o h n You've c o m e to see m e , ' s h e said quietly 'I'm in trouble,... t u s n e a r t h e h o u s e , a n d w e c a r r i e d L o r n a inside W e g a v e h e r a n d G w e n n y s o m e g o o d , h o t food My mother looked at Lorna ' S w e e t c h i l d , ' s h e s a i d 'You a r e w e l c o m e h e r e , ' Lorna smiled ' T h a n k y o u , ' s h e s a i d ' Y o u h a v e s a v e d m y life.' M o r e s n o w fell d u r i n g t h e n e x t few d a y s ' T h e w e... h e r o c k s I c l i m b e d t h r o u g h it T h e n I r a n all t h e w a y t o m y h o m e Seven years passed I grew bigger a n d stronger t h a n a n y man on Exmoor I often t h o u g h t about Lorna, but I did not go to D o o n e Valley I w o r k e d h a r d every day I did n o t leave t h e farm very o f t e n B u t w e o f t e n h a d v i s i t o r s a t o u r h o u s e S o m e t i m e s . alt="" R. D. BLACKMORE Lorna Doone Retold by John Escott BEGINNER LEVEL Series Editor: John Milne The Heinemann ELT Guided Readers provide a choice of enjoyable reading material for learners of. rocks. We were looking down into Doone Valley! I started to think about Lorna. I remembered her soft voice and her sweet smile. I remembered her beautiful dark eyes. And I remembered her sadness. Then. that, Richard did not teach any more. He lived with his wife in a large house near London, and he wrote poems and novels. Lucy Blackmore died in 1888, and Richard died on 20th January, 1900. The Blackmores