In My Wildest Dreams (2001)
In My Wildest Dreams
“Kiki sat beside Penelope on her bed in the nursery, hugging her closely, speaking in faintly accented English. “She so bravely sent me on ahead and stayed to face that canard who tried to take her from us.”
“So I understand.” Celeste lit a match from the fireplace and touched it to each of the candles. Both girls had been steeped in hot baths until their shivering stopped. Both girls were swathed in their voluminous white nightgowns. Both girls had had their supper. And hours after returning to... the house, both still had the wide, amazed eyes of children who had faced an adventure and survived.
Garrick had carried Penelope all the way back to the house, her head buried in his shoulder. Through the afternoon and evening, Celeste had cuddled the child every chance she got. Mrs. Brown would stay on a cot in the nursery tonight in case of nightmares. But when Penelope calmed down, she seemed merely thoughtful. When her father took her to task for slipping away, she gazed at him calmly and said she had no choice.MoreLess
“So I understand.” Celeste lit a match from the fireplace and touched it to each of the candles. Both girls had been steeped in hot baths until their shivering stopped. Both girls were swathed in their voluminous white nightgowns. Both girls had had their supper. And hours after returning to... the house, both still had the wide, amazed eyes of children who had faced an adventure and survived.
Garrick had carried Penelope all the way back to the house, her head buried in his shoulder. Through the afternoon and evening, Celeste had cuddled the child every chance she got. Mrs. Brown would stay on a cot in the nursery tonight in case of nightmares. But when Penelope calmed down, she seemed merely thoughtful. When her father took her to task for slipping away, she gazed at him calmly and said she had no choice.MoreLess
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