Beguiled
“I avoided looking in the bowl as I carried it up the stairs on a tray. I didn’t want to be reminded those tiny pieces of stringy meat belonged to one of my goats.
“Thank you,” she said as I placed the tray across her lap. Already a bit of color had returned to her face.
The dog barked and alerted me to riders coming up the drive. I rushed to the window just in time to see five Confederates plunge to a halt in front of the house.
“Who is it?” Alice asked, her cheek bulging with a hunk of stew me...at.
“Soldiers. Confederates.” I quickly averted my gaze to the window. I wiped my hands on my apron. “I’d better go see what they want.”
Alice’s brow furrowed. “Are they…are they here to take me?” she asked.
“Don’t be a silly goose,” I told her, starting for the door. “What would they want with you?”
She gulped. “Well…I did kill Martin.”
Martin. I’d never known his name until now. I waved my hand in dismissal. “No one needs to know about that, Alice.MoreLess
“Thank you,” she said as I placed the tray across her lap. Already a bit of color had returned to her face.
The dog barked and alerted me to riders coming up the drive. I rushed to the window just in time to see five Confederates plunge to a halt in front of the house.
“Who is it?” Alice asked, her cheek bulging with a hunk of stew me...at.
“Soldiers. Confederates.” I quickly averted my gaze to the window. I wiped my hands on my apron. “I’d better go see what they want.”
Alice’s brow furrowed. “Are they…are they here to take me?” she asked.
“Don’t be a silly goose,” I told her, starting for the door. “What would they want with you?”
She gulped. “Well…I did kill Martin.”
Martin. I’d never known his name until now. I waved my hand in dismissal. “No one needs to know about that, Alice.MoreLess
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