Sword of Vengeance
“THAT was all there was to the decision. One moment Kit McQueen’s mind had been full of turmoil as he struggled to choose between his sense of duty to his embattled country and loyalty to his own family. And then, like a fresh gust of wind after a cloudburst, the answer came to him, the way was made clear and he knew what he had to do. But telling his mother was not going to be easy.
It was midnight, yet he could not sleep. And so, alone in the barn, he had put these sleepless hours to good use.... As his father before him, Kit, too, found solace and a kind of peace among the tools of Daniel McQueen’s trade. Kit stoked the forge until he had a suitable fire. In a matter of a few hours, Kit had replenished the barn’s supply of horseshoes and nails, and replaced an iron rim on one of the carriage’s wheels. He had even repaired the latch on the barn door.
His ironwork completed, Kit shifted his attention to the grindstone. Right foot working the pedal, he set the wheel spinning. He hunkered over the grindstone and gingerly held the foot-long blade of his hunting knife to the wheel.MoreLess
It was midnight, yet he could not sleep. And so, alone in the barn, he had put these sleepless hours to good use.... As his father before him, Kit, too, found solace and a kind of peace among the tools of Daniel McQueen’s trade. Kit stoked the forge until he had a suitable fire. In a matter of a few hours, Kit had replenished the barn’s supply of horseshoes and nails, and replaced an iron rim on one of the carriage’s wheels. He had even repaired the latch on the barn door.
His ironwork completed, Kit shifted his attention to the grindstone. Right foot working the pedal, he set the wheel spinning. He hunkered over the grindstone and gingerly held the foot-long blade of his hunting knife to the wheel.MoreLess
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