Preacher's Journey (2012)
“The baby was sound asleep, nestled next to Dorothy, who was also asleep. Angela stared straight ahead, and Roger had to speak to her twice before she came out of her reverie with a little start.
“I’m sorry to bother you,” Roger said. “I know you must be exhausted. I just had to find out how they’re doing.”
Angela managed a tired smile. “They’re both asleep. The baby ate a little while ago.”
Roger stepped up into the wagon. “Dorothy is . . . all right?”
“She seems to be resting comfortably. But ...she’s still awfully weak, Roger. She needs proper medical attention.”
“We’re a long way from that,” Roger said, a bitter edge creeping into his voice.
“Yes, we are.” There was no point in denying it, Angela thought. “We should have waited for spring. The baby could have been born in St. Louis.”
“I know.” Roger’s eyes were haunted. “I know. But we just couldn’t wait.”
From the start, there had been something wrong about this journey. Angela had known that, had sensed the urgency with which Roger and Peter and their father had organized everything.MoreLess
“I’m sorry to bother you,” Roger said. “I know you must be exhausted. I just had to find out how they’re doing.”
Angela managed a tired smile. “They’re both asleep. The baby ate a little while ago.”
Roger stepped up into the wagon. “Dorothy is . . . all right?”
“She seems to be resting comfortably. But ...she’s still awfully weak, Roger. She needs proper medical attention.”
“We’re a long way from that,” Roger said, a bitter edge creeping into his voice.
“Yes, we are.” There was no point in denying it, Angela thought. “We should have waited for spring. The baby could have been born in St. Louis.”
“I know.” Roger’s eyes were haunted. “I know. But we just couldn’t wait.”
From the start, there had been something wrong about this journey. Angela had known that, had sensed the urgency with which Roger and Peter and their father had organized everything.MoreLess
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