HIDDEN RENDEZVOUS IN THE SADDLE ROOM

The air hung thick with anticipation and illicit desire. A hushed silence fell over the crowded pub, save for the low clinking of glasses. In a shadowy corner, bathed in the dim light of a kerosene lamp, sat two figures - their faces concealed by the wide edges of their hats. Their clandestine meeting, a whispered promise, had been secretly planned