“What orchard?” Meg Corey stared in confusion at the man standing on her doorstep. He reminded her of a hobbit: shorter than she was, his silvery hair combed forward in an endearing bang now rumpled by the wind, his cheeks rosy, his blue eyes twinkling. “I’m sorry—who did you say you were?” “Oh, forgive me. I’m Christopher Ramsdell, with the Integrated Pest Management Department, the Small Fruit Management Project, at the university.” When Meg looked blankly at him, he went on. “Of Massachus...etts, at Amherst. We’ve been using the apple orchard as an experimental site for, oh, decades now. But I was looking for the Tuckers. Are they no longer here?” “The Tuckers were only renting. My mother owns this place, and I’m fixing it up to sell.” Or trying to, Meg amended to herself. Every time she tried to “fix” something, it seemed to generate more problems. Usually expensive ones. “Well, then, you’re the person I should be talking to!”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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