A Magical Christmas (1997)
“Rocking, sewing—Confederate wives were constantly sewing these days—and waiting.
He would come. He would come because it was Christmas Eve. He would come because he had a way of getting leave at just the right moments, because he could move so quickly. So damned quickly. He was the ultimate horseman, an extraordinary cavalry officer, and his field of war was the field of his home. He knew every inch of the terrain. Perhaps other men could not move so quickly, but he could. He could come, he wou...ld come. He would come, because he knew that she would be worried, so anxious about him, about their boy. He would come, because they had parted so badly.… Maybe he wouldn’t come.
He would! she assured herself.
If only… She jabbed her needle angrily through the shirt she was mending. She stuck her fingertip, drawing blood. A sharp yelp of dismay escaped her.
Oh, God! If only they hadn’t fought with such anger.
But she was so weary of this war!
Oh, they’d all been such hotheads when it all began, the Southern men.MoreLess
He would come. He would come because it was Christmas Eve. He would come because he had a way of getting leave at just the right moments, because he could move so quickly. So damned quickly. He was the ultimate horseman, an extraordinary cavalry officer, and his field of war was the field of his home. He knew every inch of the terrain. Perhaps other men could not move so quickly, but he could. He could come, he wou...ld come. He would come, because he knew that she would be worried, so anxious about him, about their boy. He would come, because they had parted so badly.… Maybe he wouldn’t come.
He would! she assured herself.
If only… She jabbed her needle angrily through the shirt she was mending. She stuck her fingertip, drawing blood. A sharp yelp of dismay escaped her.
Oh, God! If only they hadn’t fought with such anger.
But she was so weary of this war!
Oh, they’d all been such hotheads when it all began, the Southern men.MoreLess
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