As the Sparks Fly Upward
“2 June 14, 1568 “You know, Eden,” Brandon said sourly, “all this reminds me of one of the plagues that the Bible speaks of.”
Eden looked up at her husband, surprised. The two were standing at the gate of Stoneybrook with their children, waiting for the arrival of the royal party. “What are you talking about, Brandon? What plague was that?”
“You remember when God sent Moses to deliver the Israelites from the Egyptians? He had to send plagues to force Pharaoh to listen. One of them was an enormou...s cloud of locusts. The Bible says they swarmed over the whole land, ate everything green, and stripped the land.”
“Why does this remind you of that?”
Brandon put his arm around her waist and drew her close. “Because these progresses do about the same thing.”
Adam had been listening carefully. He asked curiously, “Are you angry because the queen is coming, Father? I thought it was an honor.”
Glancing down at Adam, Brandon shrugged slightly. “It’s just that the queen and her court and all these hangers-on are going to cost a fortune to feed and house.MoreLess
Eden looked up at her husband, surprised. The two were standing at the gate of Stoneybrook with their children, waiting for the arrival of the royal party. “What are you talking about, Brandon? What plague was that?”
“You remember when God sent Moses to deliver the Israelites from the Egyptians? He had to send plagues to force Pharaoh to listen. One of them was an enormou...s cloud of locusts. The Bible says they swarmed over the whole land, ate everything green, and stripped the land.”
“Why does this remind you of that?”
Brandon put his arm around her waist and drew her close. “Because these progresses do about the same thing.”
Adam had been listening carefully. He asked curiously, “Are you angry because the queen is coming, Father? I thought it was an honor.”
Glancing down at Adam, Brandon shrugged slightly. “It’s just that the queen and her court and all these hangers-on are going to cost a fortune to feed and house.MoreLess
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