Garters.Htm
“Tiny green buds dotted the tree branches, patches of bright colors were sprinkled across the hillside, and the bright blue sky overhead heralded good things to come. Up on the mountain the snow was completely forgotten, and where the trees weren't shaded in morning fog, patches of laurel slicks dotted the horizon.
Cleavis Rhy noticed none of this. For him the day was as gray as his own thoughts. Only the fortuitous return of Miss Sophrona from tending her "windswept hair" had saved him from pub...lic humiliation yesterday afternoon. And even now it wasn't over. Although nothing was said in the presence of the innocent young woman, both his mother and the Tewksburys continued to look askance at him for the rest of the day.
With that thought clearly in his mind, it was no wonder he did not welcome the sight that greeted him when he arrived at the store.
Esme Crabb, her memorably ragged clothes covered by his work apron, was sweeping the store's porch.
"What in heaven's name are you doing?" The question was sharp, distinct, and to the point.MoreLess
Cleavis Rhy noticed none of this. For him the day was as gray as his own thoughts. Only the fortuitous return of Miss Sophrona from tending her "windswept hair" had saved him from pub...lic humiliation yesterday afternoon. And even now it wasn't over. Although nothing was said in the presence of the innocent young woman, both his mother and the Tewksburys continued to look askance at him for the rest of the day.
With that thought clearly in his mind, it was no wonder he did not welcome the sight that greeted him when he arrived at the store.
Esme Crabb, her memorably ragged clothes covered by his work apron, was sweeping the store's porch.
"What in heaven's name are you doing?" The question was sharp, distinct, and to the point.MoreLess
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