Gift From the Sea
“Through the long ordeal of dinner, she had thought of little other than those pages and the sealed envelope she’d left in her room. But Jeanne had insisted on giving them all the information she and Frederick had gathered that day about possible houses for sale on the island. She described each one they had visited in minute detail, laying out the features that she found attractive, while Frederick gave a more realistic picture of each house’s problems.
“That one will need constant upkeep,” he ...declared after Jeanne had gone on for several minutes about the charm and quaintness of a three-story Greek Revival mansion just off Main Street. “The gardens alone will cost a small fortune to maintain.”
“Well, Freddie, I happen to have a not-so-small fortune,” Jeanne had replied snappishly. “One, I might add, that at the moment is doing little good for anyone.”
Frederick had reached over and taken her hand. “One must be realistic,” he said quietly, and everyone was relieved when Jeanne’s normal good spirits were immediately restored.MoreLess
“That one will need constant upkeep,” he ...declared after Jeanne had gone on for several minutes about the charm and quaintness of a three-story Greek Revival mansion just off Main Street. “The gardens alone will cost a small fortune to maintain.”
“Well, Freddie, I happen to have a not-so-small fortune,” Jeanne had replied snappishly. “One, I might add, that at the moment is doing little good for anyone.”
Frederick had reached over and taken her hand. “One must be realistic,” he said quietly, and everyone was relieved when Jeanne’s normal good spirits were immediately restored.MoreLess
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