A Family Apart (2013)
“Joseph, Frances wistfully watched Katherine busy herself with brushing and braiding the girls’ long hair. From under a seat Katherine pulled a small valise and began extracting fresh hair bows from it as though she were a magician.
Katherine smoothed and straightened dresses, tidied jackets, and made sure that all buttons were buttoned. Frances brushed off her own jacket with trembling fingers.
“You look wonderful,” Katherine said. “The people who come to meet you will be impressed.”
For a mome...nt the children were quiet, then Danny spoke up. “What if no one comes?”
Katherine laughed, and Andrew seemed surprised. He motioned toward the windows. “Have none of you looked outside?”
Frances quickly turned toward the nearest window and was shocked to see a number of people in buggies or wagons, driving in the same direction as the train on a road parallel to the tracks. They were not dressed as elegantly as the people in New York. There were no top hats or canes to be seen among the men, and the women—many of whom wore broad-brimmed hats to shield their faces from the sun—were wrapped in shawls rather than elegant woolen coats.MoreLess
Katherine smoothed and straightened dresses, tidied jackets, and made sure that all buttons were buttoned. Frances brushed off her own jacket with trembling fingers.
“You look wonderful,” Katherine said. “The people who come to meet you will be impressed.”
For a mome...nt the children were quiet, then Danny spoke up. “What if no one comes?”
Katherine laughed, and Andrew seemed surprised. He motioned toward the windows. “Have none of you looked outside?”
Frances quickly turned toward the nearest window and was shocked to see a number of people in buggies or wagons, driving in the same direction as the train on a road parallel to the tracks. They were not dressed as elegantly as the people in New York. There were no top hats or canes to be seen among the men, and the women—many of whom wore broad-brimmed hats to shield their faces from the sun—were wrapped in shawls rather than elegant woolen coats.MoreLess
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