The Color of the Soul (The Penbrook Diaries)
“Camilla’s face glowed as Toby pulled the carriage to the edge of the road and allowed a company of home-guard soldiers to march past. They stepped together without one break in formation--each confederate soldier as skilled in marching as the most highly trained West Point cadet.
Madeline had to admit they were a magnificent-looking bunch, though she prayed diligently that they would soon cast off their uniforms and return to the duties of husbands, fathers, sons, and brothers.
Though the war h...ad yet to claim the lives of any of the boys in the Penbrooks’ circle of friends, Madeline knew it was only a matter of time, if the fighting did not end soon.
And her heart broke for the mothers whose sons were spoiling for the chance to thrust their swords into the battlegrounds of Virginia.
“Camilla, dear, do not crane your neck, please.”
Madeline observed her daughter as the carriage lurched forward once again. Tendrils of her chestnut curls sprang loose and fanned her flushed cheeks.MoreLess
Madeline had to admit they were a magnificent-looking bunch, though she prayed diligently that they would soon cast off their uniforms and return to the duties of husbands, fathers, sons, and brothers.
Though the war h...ad yet to claim the lives of any of the boys in the Penbrooks’ circle of friends, Madeline knew it was only a matter of time, if the fighting did not end soon.
And her heart broke for the mothers whose sons were spoiling for the chance to thrust their swords into the battlegrounds of Virginia.
“Camilla, dear, do not crane your neck, please.”
Madeline observed her daughter as the carriage lurched forward once again. Tendrils of her chestnut curls sprang loose and fanned her flushed cheeks.MoreLess
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