Honor
“A curious numbness gripped her, and a floating sensation untethered her mind like a flag drifting on the breeze. She tried to pull her thoughts together. How had God let her come to this?But Miriam said she had prayed for her son, prayed for someone to go to Ohio with him and be his wife. Was Honor the answer to Miriam’s prayer for Samuel? Even if she didn’t want to be? The man has proposed to me. I must not sit silent.She gazed upward at the limitless blue sky above the surrounding roofs and f...elt trapped.Samuel had bowed his head, no longer looking at her. The humility in his posture touched her. He still expected her to balk, to refuse.Why was she hesitating? Honor and Samuel had both come to a point non plus, no options left. She gently lifted his chin so their gazes met. “Yes,” she signed, “I will be thy wife.” Each heavy word jarred her like a blow.Samuel’s expression of disbelief told her she’d been right. He hadn’t expected her to accept, not even as a last resort.MoreLess
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