Secret of Richmond Manor (1995)
“You act like you’re sick. Don’t you feel well?”
“Oh, I feel all right. I just—well, I don’t think I was too nice to Leah when I took her to the party.”
Captain Majors stared at him. He had sharp hazel eyes and a black mustache and the same jet black hair he’d passed on to his sons. “You want to tell me about it? We haven’t had a father-and-son talk in quite a while.”
Jeff looked embarrassed. He examined his boots silently for a while, then nodded. He began to relate the events that had taken pl...ace, and when he got to the part that embarrassed him most, his cheeks reddened. He ended by saying, “I know Leah felt pretty bad. She was ashamed of her dress, but that didn’t bother me. What bothers me is I left her alone so much.”
“This girl—the daughter of the house, Lucy—was she pretty?”
Jeff swallowed, then nodded. “Yes, sir, she was.” He cracked his knuckles nervously. “I just made a mess out of it, Pa. After all the Carters have done for me, you’d think I had better sense.”MoreLess
“Oh, I feel all right. I just—well, I don’t think I was too nice to Leah when I took her to the party.”
Captain Majors stared at him. He had sharp hazel eyes and a black mustache and the same jet black hair he’d passed on to his sons. “You want to tell me about it? We haven’t had a father-and-son talk in quite a while.”
Jeff looked embarrassed. He examined his boots silently for a while, then nodded. He began to relate the events that had taken pl...ace, and when he got to the part that embarrassed him most, his cheeks reddened. He ended by saying, “I know Leah felt pretty bad. She was ashamed of her dress, but that didn’t bother me. What bothers me is I left her alone so much.”
“This girl—the daughter of the house, Lucy—was she pretty?”
Jeff swallowed, then nodded. “Yes, sir, she was.” He cracked his knuckles nervously. “I just made a mess out of it, Pa. After all the Carters have done for me, you’d think I had better sense.”MoreLess
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