A Recipe for Bees
“He stood up from the kitchen table and refilled his cup. Finally he said, “You know about Karl’s mother.”
“I know she died. I remember the funeral.”
“That ranch is a long way out from things. A lot farther from town than here.”
“I know.”
“A woman shouldn’t be that far from things.”
“You don’t want me to marry Karl.”
“I have no say in it.”
“So you want me to marry?”
“I have no say. You do as you like.” He wouldn’t save her from herself. She had made her bed and she would lie in it.
Augusta now w...ore the diamond engagement ring and wedding band Karl had given her the year Joy left. She had gone without a ring for most of their early marriage after losing her first engagement ring to a sink of dishwater. That first ring wasn’t worth much. Karl had no money of his own. “You know the ring is glass, don’t you?” Martha Rivers said.
The day Karl gave her that first engagement ring, Augusta was so excited that she asked him to drop her off at Mrs.MoreLess
“I know she died. I remember the funeral.”
“That ranch is a long way out from things. A lot farther from town than here.”
“I know.”
“A woman shouldn’t be that far from things.”
“You don’t want me to marry Karl.”
“I have no say in it.”
“So you want me to marry?”
“I have no say. You do as you like.” He wouldn’t save her from herself. She had made her bed and she would lie in it.
Augusta now w...ore the diamond engagement ring and wedding band Karl had given her the year Joy left. She had gone without a ring for most of their early marriage after losing her first engagement ring to a sink of dishwater. That first ring wasn’t worth much. Karl had no money of his own. “You know the ring is glass, don’t you?” Martha Rivers said.
The day Karl gave her that first engagement ring, Augusta was so excited that she asked him to drop her off at Mrs.MoreLess
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