“Caroline closed the book and laid it aside.Sally didn’t even open her eyes. “I’ll be all right,” she murmured. “I’m just real tired.” She coughed into the handkerchief she held wadded up in one bare hand. “Didn’t sleep worth anything last night. Too nervous.”“Let me see the conductor about getting you a blanket,” Caroline said. She glanced behind them. A few passengers had come aboard since St. Louis, but there were still empty seats. “We could fold out a berth if you’d like. You might as well ...stretch out.”“You don’t got to go to any trouble on my account,” Sally murmured.“It’s no trouble. I’m glad to have somethin’ to do besides readin’. In fact, once you’re settled, how about if I fetch some tea?”“Only first class is allowed in the dining car,” Sally said. “Mr. Drake said so.”Where on earth was Mr. Drake, anyway? Caroline wondered. For all his talk about seeing to their every need and “facilitating introductions on the train,”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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